What color is #796C87?

#796C87 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 #796C87?

The RGB value is 121, 108, 135: 121 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796C87?

The complementary color is #7A876C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796C87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796C87 color

#796C87 rgb(121, 108, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796C87 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.4% green and 52.9% blue (121, 108, 135).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#796C87 color codes

HEX	`#796C87`
RGB	`rgb(121, 108, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.67, 10.64, -12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.67, 16.78, 309.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.62, 16.539, 25.181)`
Decimal	`7957639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796C87, 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 #796C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #796C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796c87; }
.text { color: #796c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 108 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796c87, #866c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #796C87?: #796C87 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 #796C87?: The RGB value is 121, 108, 135: 121 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796C87?: The complementary color is #7A876C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796C87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.