What color is #796F9C?

#796F9C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796F9C?

The RGB value is 121, 111, 156: 121 red, 111 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796F9C?

The complementary color is #929C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796F9C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796F9C color

#796F9C rgb(121, 111, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #796F9C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 43.5% green and 61.2% blue (121, 111, 156).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#796F9C color codes

HEX	`#796F9C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 111, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 43.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 29%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 29%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.29, 13.8, -22.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.29, 26.76, 301.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.569, 17.834, 33.857)`
Decimal	`7958428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796F9C, 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 #796F9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796F9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	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 #796F9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796f9c; }
.text { color: #796f9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796f9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 111 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796f9c, #906f9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #796F9C?: #796F9C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796F9C?: The RGB value is 121, 111, 156: 121 red, 111 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796F9C?: The complementary color is #929C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796F9C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.