What color is #796C8A?

#796C8A 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 #796C8A?

The RGB value is 121, 108, 138: 121 red, 108 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796C8A?

The complementary color is #7D8A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796C8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796C8A color

#796C8A rgb(121, 108, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796C8A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.4% green and 54.1% blue (121, 108, 138).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#796C8A color codes

HEX	`#796C8A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 108, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.78, 11.32, -14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.78, 18.47, 307.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.834, 16.625, 26.309)`
Decimal	`7957642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796C8A, 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 #796C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #796C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796c8a; }
.text { color: #796c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 108 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796c8a, #886c8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #796C8A?: #796C8A 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 #796C8A?: The RGB value is 121, 108, 138: 121 red, 108 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796C8A?: The complementary color is #7D8A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796C8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.