#791ecd Color Information

#791ecd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #791ecd. In RGB, it consists of 47.5% Red, 11.8% Green, and 80.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 41% Cyan, 85.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 271.2°, with saturation of 74.5% and lightness of 46.1%. The decimal value for #791ecd is 7937741, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6633cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #791ecd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#791ecd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color121, 30, 205 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color47.5%, 11.8%, 80.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.525, 0.882, 0.196 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.41, 0.854, 0, 0.196 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color271.2°, 74.5%, 46.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color271.2°, 85.4%, 80.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color19.369, 9.401, 58.551 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color121, 30, 205 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7937741 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color36.746, 66.881, -71.697 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)36.746, 98.049, 313.010 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color36.746, 15.627, -103.444 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color30.662, 59.101, -91.757 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.222, 0.108, 9.401 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286127821 / 0xff791ecd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#6633cc Copy
Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Shades of #791ecd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #791ecd, its pure hue is 271.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.5%, and its lightness is 46.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #791ecd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f041a to #6a1ab3.

Tints of #791ecd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #791ecd, its pure hue is 271.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.5%, and its lightness is 46.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #791ecd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #8a3ad3 to #eee3f9.

Tones of #791ecd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #791ecd, its pure hue is 271.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #791ecd, which range from #767676 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #7a00eb (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #791ecd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #791ecd! For #791ecd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #791ecd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #791ecd

This color, #791ecd, consists of 47.5% Red, 11.8% Green, and 80.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 121, Green = 30, Blue = 205. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #791ecd is 41% Cyan, 85.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R47.5%
C41.0%
G11.8%
M85.4%
B80.4%
Y0.0%
K19.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 121 30 205
Octal 171 36 315
Hexa #79 #1e #cd
Binary 01111001 00011110 11001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 40 85 0 19
Octal 50 125 0 23
Hexa #28 #55 #00 #13
Binary 00101000 01010101 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #791ecd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #791ecd — which has hue 271.2° — its analogous colors are located at 241.2° and 301.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #791ecd.

Triadic Colors of #791ecd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #791ecd — which has hue 271.2° — its triadic colors are located at 31.2° and 271.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #791ecd.

Complementary Color of #791ecd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #791ecd — which has hue 271.2° — its complementary color is located at 91.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #791ecd.

Split Complementary Colors of #791ecd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #791ecd — which has hue 271.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 61.2° and 271.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #791ecd.

Tetradic Colors of #791ecd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #791ecd — which has hue 271.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 181.2°, 271.2°, 1.2°, and 91.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #791ecd.

Monochromatic Colors of #791ecd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #791ecd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3c175f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b36cf5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #791ecd

We want to make getting started with #791ecd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #791ecd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #791ecd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #791ecd with other HTML elements.

#791ecd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #791ecd.
<span style="color: #791ecd;">The color of this text is #791ecd.</span>

#791ecd Background Color

The background color for this text is #791ecd.
<div style="background-color: #791ecd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #791ecd.</div>

#791ecd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #791ecd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #791ecd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #791ecd.</span>

#791ecd Border Color

This is a div with border color #791ecd.
<div style="border: #791ecd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #791ecd.</div>

#791ecd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #791ecd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #791ecd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #791ecd on a white background.</div></div>

#791ecd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #791ecd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #791ecd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #791ecd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #791ecd to White

This is a gradient from #791ecd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#791ecd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#791ecd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#791ecd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#791ecd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #791ecd to white.</div>

Gradient from #791ecd to Black

This is a gradient from #791ecd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#791ecd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#791ecd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#791ecd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#791ecd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #791ecd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #791ecd

In addition to using #791ecd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #791ecd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #791ecd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 121, Green = 30, Blue = 205). If you need details about the color coordinates of #791ecd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #791ecd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(121, 30, 205)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #791ecd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #791ecd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #791ecd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(121, 30, 205);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#791ecd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:121, green:30, blue:205, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:121 green:30 blue:205 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(121f, 30f, 205f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(121, 30, 205);
 

#791ecd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #791ecd the same way. For those with color blindness, #791ecd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #791ecd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #791ecd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #791ecd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #791ecd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #791ecd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.3:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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