What color is #797195?

#797195 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797195?

The RGB value is 121, 113, 149: 121 red, 113 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797195?

The complementary color is #8D9571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797195 color

#797195 rgb(121, 113, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797195 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 44.3% green and 58.4% blue (121, 113, 149).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#797195 color codes

HEX	`#797195`
RGB	`rgb(121, 113, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 44.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 24%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, 10.9, -18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 21.4, 300.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.214, 18.045, 30.899)`
Decimal	`7958933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797195, 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 #797195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#797195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #797195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797195; }
.text { color: #797195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 113 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797195, #8b7195); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #797195?: #797195 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797195?: The RGB value is 121, 113, 149: 121 red, 113 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797195?: The complementary color is #8D9571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.