What color is #796F8D?

#796F8D 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 #796F8D?

The RGB value is 121, 111, 141: 121 red, 111 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796F8D?

The complementary color is #838D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796F8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796F8D color

#796F8D rgb(121, 111, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #796F8D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.5% green and 55.3% blue (121, 111, 141).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#796F8D color codes

HEX	`#796F8D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 111, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.71, 10.21, -14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.71, 18.13, 304.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.376, 17.357, 27.576)`
Decimal	`7958413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796F8D, 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 #796F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #796F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796f8d; }
.text { color: #796f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 111 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796f8d, #886f8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #796F8D?: #796F8D 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 #796F8D?: The RGB value is 121, 111, 141: 121 red, 111 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796F8D?: The complementary color is #838D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796F8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.