What color is #807494?

#807494 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 #807494?

The RGB value is 128, 116, 148: 128 red, 116 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807494?

The complementary color is #889474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807494 color

#807494 rgb(128, 116, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #807494 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.5% green and 58% blue (128, 116, 148).

Its hue angle is 263°, 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 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#807494 color codes

HEX	`#807494`
RGB	`rgb(128, 116, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 45.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.94, 11.27, -15.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.94, 19.28, 305.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.492, 19.218, 30.641)`
Decimal	`8418452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807494, 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 #807494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #807494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807494; }
.text { color: #807494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 116 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807494, #907494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #807494?: #807494 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 #807494?: The RGB value is 128, 116, 148: 128 red, 116 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807494?: The complementary color is #889474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.