What color is #79689C?

#79689C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79689C?

The RGB value is 121, 104, 156: 121 red, 104 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79689C?

The complementary color is #8B9C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79689C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79689C color

#79689C rgb(121, 104, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79689C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 40.8% green and 61.2% blue (121, 104, 156).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#79689C color codes

HEX	`#79689C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 104, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 40.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 33%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.45, 18.01, -25.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.45, 31.44, 304.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.835, 16.366, 33.613)`
Decimal	`7956636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79689C, 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 #79689C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#79689C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #79689C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79689c; }
.text { color: #79689c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79689c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 104 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79689c, #93689c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #79689C?: #79689C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79689C?: The RGB value is 121, 104, 156: 121 red, 104 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79689C?: The complementary color is #8B9C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79689C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.