What color is #847592?

#847592 is a grayish violet known as Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vintage?

The RGB value is 132, 117, 146: 132 red, 117 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vintage?

The complementary color is #839275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vintage color: hex code #847592

#847592 rgb(132, 117, 146)

Shades of purple

Vintage has the hex code #847592. It is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.9% green and 57.3% blue (132, 117, 146).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

Vintage (#847592) color codes

HEX	`#847592`
RGB	`rgb(132, 117, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, 11.63, -13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 17.89, 310.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.064, 19.704, 29.882)`
Decimal	`8680850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vintage, 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 #847592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #847592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847592; }
.text { color: #847592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 117 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847592, #927591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

See #847592 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #847592?: #847592 is a grayish violet known as Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vintage?: The RGB value is 132, 117, 146: 132 red, 117 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vintage?: The complementary color is #839275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.