Close to Royal Purple
#7961BA
#7961BA is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Royal Purple. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 38% green, and 72.9% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #7961BA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #7961BA as they’d see it.
#7961BA in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #7961BA
What color is #7961BA?
#7961BA is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Royal Purple. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 38% green, and 72.9% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #7961BA in RGB?
#7961BA is rgb(121, 97, 186): 121 red, 97 green, and 186 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #7961BA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(35, 48, 0, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #7961BA?
PANTONE 2641 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #7961BA?
Its complement #5D7915 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.