What color is #807592?

#807592 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807592?

The RGB value is 128, 117, 146: 128 red, 117 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807592?

The complementary color is #879275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807592 color

#807592 rgb(128, 117, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #807592 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.9% green and 57.3% blue (128, 117, 146).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#807592 color codes

HEX	`#807592`
RGB	`rgb(128, 117, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 45.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, 10.23, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 17.48, 305.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.451, 19.387, 29.853)`
Decimal	`8418706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807592, 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 #807592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #807592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807592; }
.text { color: #807592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 117 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807592, #8e7592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #807592?: #807592 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807592?: The RGB value is 128, 117, 146: 128 red, 117 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807592?: The complementary color is #879275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.