What color is #807394?

#807394 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 #807394?

The RGB value is 128, 115, 148: 128 red, 115 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807394?

The complementary color is #879473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807394 color

#807394 rgb(128, 115, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #807394 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.1% green and 58% blue (128, 115, 148).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#807394 color codes

HEX	`#807394`
RGB	`rgb(128, 115, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 45.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.67, 11.86, -16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.67, 19.96, 306.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.377, 18.989, 30.603)`
Decimal	`8418196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807394, 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 #807394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #807394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807394; }
.text { color: #807394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 115 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807394, #917394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #807394?: #807394 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 #807394?: The RGB value is 128, 115, 148: 128 red, 115 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807394?: The complementary color is #879473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.