#79669C
Royal Purple · medium cool purple
About #79669C
#79669C is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 47% red, 40% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Royal Purple and Plum (ΔE 22.0), with Plum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #899C66 (moss), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.01:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.01:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #79669C?
#79669C is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 47% red, 40% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #79669C?
Use white text. White on #79669C has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #79669C?
Its complementary colour is #899C66, and analogous partners are #666E9C and #94669C.