What color is #796884?

#796884 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796884?

The RGB value is 121, 104, 132: 121 red, 104 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796884?

The complementary color is #738468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796884?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796884 color

#796884 rgb(121, 104, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796884 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.8% green and 51.8% blue (121, 104, 132).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#796884 color codes

HEX	`#796884`
RGB	`rgb(121, 104, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.49, 12.37, -12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.49, 17.93, 313.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17, 15.632, 23.947)`
Decimal	`7956612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796884, 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 #796884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #796884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796884; }
.text { color: #796884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 104 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796884, #846881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #796884?: #796884 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796884?: The RGB value is 121, 104, 132: 121 red, 104 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796884?: The complementary color is #738468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796884?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.