What color is #796880?

#796880 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796880?

The RGB value is 121, 104, 128: 121 red, 104 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796880?

The complementary color is #6F8068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796880?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796880 color

#796880 rgb(121, 104, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796880 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.8% green and 50.2% blue (121, 104, 128).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#796880 color codes

HEX	`#796880`
RGB	`rgb(121, 104, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 19%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.34, 11.5, -10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.34, 15.78, 316.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.731, 15.524, 22.533)`
Decimal	`7956608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796880, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #796880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #796880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796880; }
.text { color: #796880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 104 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796880, #80687b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #796880?: #796880 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796880?: The RGB value is 121, 104, 128: 121 red, 104 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796880?: The complementary color is #6F8068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796880?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.