What color is #796D93?

#796D93 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796D93?

The RGB value is 121, 109, 147: 121 red, 109 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796D93?

The complementary color is #87936D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796D93?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796D93 color

#796D93 rgb(121, 109, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796D93 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42.7% green and 57.6% blue (121, 109, 147).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#796D93 color codes

HEX	`#796D93`
RGB	`rgb(121, 109, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.4, 12.81, -19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.4, 22.91, 304)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.619, 17.109, 29.92)`
Decimal	`7957907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796D93, 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 #796D93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796D93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #796D93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796d93; }
.text { color: #796d93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796d93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 109 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796d93, #8c6d93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #796D93?: #796D93 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796D93?: The RGB value is 121, 109, 147: 121 red, 109 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796D93?: The complementary color is #87936D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796D93?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.