#796F91
Slate Gray · medium cool purple
About #796F91
#796F91 is a muted, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 47% red, 44% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Taupe (ΔE 15.3); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #87916F — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #796F91 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.67:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.67:1).
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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 #796F91?
#796F91 is a muted, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 47% red, 44% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #796F91?
Use white text. White on #796F91 has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #796F91?
Its complementary colour is #87916F, and analogous partners are #6F7691 and #8A6F91.