What color is #807392?

#807392 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807392?

The RGB value is 128, 115, 146: 128 red, 115 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807392?

The complementary color is #859273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807392?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807392 color

#807392 rgb(128, 115, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #807392 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.1% green and 57.3% blue (128, 115, 146).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#807392 color codes

HEX	`#807392`
RGB	`rgb(128, 115, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 45.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, 11.41, -14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 18.84, 307.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.22, 18.926, 29.776)`
Decimal	`8418194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807392, 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 #807392	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807392 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #807392 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807392; }
.text { color: #807392; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807392; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 115 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807392, #8f7392); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #807392?: #807392 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807392?: The RGB value is 128, 115, 146: 128 red, 115 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807392?: The complementary color is #859273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807392?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.