What color is #797187?

#797187 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797187?

The RGB value is 121, 113, 135: 121 red, 113 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797187?

The complementary color is #7F8771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797187?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797187 color

#797187 rgb(121, 113, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #797187 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 44.3% green and 52.9% blue (121, 113, 135).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#797187 color codes

HEX	`#797187`
RGB	`rgb(121, 113, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 44.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.04, 7.66, -10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.04, 13.34, 305.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.163, 17.624, 25.362)`
Decimal	`7958919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797187, 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 #797187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #797187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797187; }
.text { color: #797187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 113 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797187, #847187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #797187?: #797187 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797187?: The RGB value is 121, 113, 135: 121 red, 113 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797187?: The complementary color is #7F8771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797187?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.