What color is #79688A?

#79688A 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 #79688A?

The RGB value is 121, 104, 138: 121 red, 104 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79688A?

The complementary color is #798A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79688A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79688A color

#79688A rgb(121, 104, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79688A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.8% green and 54.1% blue (121, 104, 138).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#79688A color codes

HEX	`#79688A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 104, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.71, 13.72, -16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.71, 21.25, 310.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.422, 15.801, 26.172)`
Decimal	`7956618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79688A, 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 #79688A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79688A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #79688A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79688a; }
.text { color: #79688a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79688a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 104 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79688a, #8a688a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #79688A?: #79688A 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 #79688A?: The RGB value is 121, 104, 138: 121 red, 104 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79688A?: The complementary color is #798A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79688A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.