Color

#795B6F

Muted warm purple. Nearest reference color: Deep taupe.

RGB

0–255

121

111

CMYK

0–100%

24.79%

8.26%

52.55%

RGB describes how #795B6F is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 121, green 91 and blue 111.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 24.79%, yellow 8.26% and black 52.55%.

HSL values

H 320° S 14.15% L 41.57%

In the HSL color model, #795B6F has a hue of 320°, 14.15% saturation and 41.57% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#795B6F is a medium, warm purple with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #795B6F in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #795B6F

RGB rgb(121, 91, 111)

HSL hsl(320 14.15% 41.57%)

OKLCH oklch(0.508724 0.048884 339.0976)

CSS --color: #795B6F;

Tints of #795B6F

Tints are lighter variations of #795B6F. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE6F6 #E1BFD5 #BD9CB2 #9A7B90 #795B6F

Shades of #795B6F

Shades are darker variations of #795B6F. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#795B6F #5D4054 #42273A #281021 #10000B

Tones of #795B6F

Tones reduce the chroma of #795B6F, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#795B6F #755D6D #71606B #6D6269 #696467

Tonal range of #795B6F

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #795B6F between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE6F6 #E1BFD5 #BD9CB2 #9A7B90 #795B6F #5D4054 #42273A #281021 #10000B

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE6F6;
    --color-200: #E1BFD5;
    --color-300: #BD9CB2;
    --color-400: #9A7B90;
    --color-500: #795B6F;
    --color-600: #5D4054;
    --color-700: #42273A;
    --color-800: #281021;
    --color-900: #10000B;
}

Colors that go with #795B6F

Color harmonies for #795B6F are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#795B6F #4D6F5C

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#6E5E7B #795B6F #7F5A60

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#795B6F #6C6646 #456D79

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#795B6F #5D6B4E #436F6B

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#795B6F #786147 #4D6F5C #506881

CSS gradients with #795B6F

These gradients show how #795B6F moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#795B6F #998191 #BAAAB4 #DCD4D9 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #795B6F, #998191, #BAAAB4, #DCD4D9, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#795B6F #503B49 #2B1E27 #0A0508 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #795B6F, #503B49, #2B1E27, #0A0508, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#795B6F #676180 #506881 #426E73 #4D6F5C

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #795B6F, #676180, #506881, #426E73, #4D6F5C);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #795B6F. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.93:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.54:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1269 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #795B6F as the background.

background-color: #795B6F;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #795B6F in design

See how #795B6F works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#795B6F used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #795B6F to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E1BFD5

#795B6F

#281021

Colors similar to #795B6F

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #795B6F, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#917287 #624558 #855276 #6B6368 #765C74 #7C5A6A #82677F #704F5F

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #795B6F may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #5C6170 Deuteranopia #63656E Tritanopia #7D5C62

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #795B6F can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 14.4953
Y: 12.6953
Z: 16.7227

CIELAB

L*: 42.3005
a*: 15.8411
b*: -6.5875

OKLab

L: 0.508724
a: 0.045667
b: -0.017441

OKLCH

L: 0.508724
C: 0.048884
H: 339.0976°