What color is #797298?

#797298 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #797298?

The RGB value is 121, 114, 152: 121 red, 114 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #797298?

The complementary color is #919872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #797298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#797298 color

#797298 rgb(121, 114, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #797298 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 44.7% green and 59.6% blue (121, 114, 152).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#797298 color codes

HEX	`#797298`
RGB	`rgb(121, 114, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 44.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, 11.03, -19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 22.47, 299.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.569, 18.366, 32.214)`
Decimal	`7959192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #797298, 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 #797298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#797298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #797298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #797298; }
.text { color: #797298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #797298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 114 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #797298, #8c7298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #797298?: #797298 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #797298?: The RGB value is 121, 114, 152: 121 red, 114 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #797298?: The complementary color is #919872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #797298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.