What color is #796D8B?

#796D8B 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 #796D8B?

The RGB value is 121, 109, 139: 121 red, 109 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796D8B?

The complementary color is #7F8B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796D8B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796D8B color

#796D8B rgb(121, 109, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796D8B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.7% green and 54.5% blue (121, 109, 139).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#796D8B color codes

HEX	`#796D8B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 109, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.09, 10.95, -14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.09, 18.35, 306.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.013, 16.866, 26.728)`
Decimal	`7957899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796D8B, 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 #796D8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796D8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #796D8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796d8b; }
.text { color: #796d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796d8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 109 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796d8b, #886d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #796D8B?: #796D8B 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 #796D8B?: The RGB value is 121, 109, 139: 121 red, 109 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796D8B?: The complementary color is #7F8B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796D8B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.