What color is #807396?

#807396 is a grayish violet known as Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Purple Haze?

The RGB value is 128, 115, 150: 128 red, 115 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Purple Haze?

The complementary color is #899673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Purple Haze color: hex code #807396

#807396 rgb(128, 115, 150)

Shades of purple

Purple Haze has the hex code #807396. It is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.1% green and 58.8% blue (128, 115, 150).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

Purple Haze (#807396) color codes

HEX	`#807396`
RGB	`rgb(128, 115, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 45.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.75, 12.32, -17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.75, 21.09, 305.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.537, 19.053, 31.444)`
Decimal	`8418198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Purple Haze, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #807396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #807396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807396; }
.text { color: #807396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 115 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807396, #917396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

See #807396 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #807396?: #807396 is a grayish violet known as Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Purple Haze?: The RGB value is 128, 115, 150: 128 red, 115 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Purple Haze?: The complementary color is #899673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.