What color is #807690?

#807690 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807690?

The RGB value is 128, 118, 144: 128 red, 118 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807690?

The complementary color is #869076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807690 color

#807690 rgb(128, 118, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #807690 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 46.3% green and 56.5% blue (128, 118, 144).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#807690 color codes

HEX	`#807690`
RGB	`rgb(128, 118, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 46.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.34, 9.19, -12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.34, 15.68, 305.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.414, 19.56, 29.08)`
Decimal	`8418960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807690, 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 #807690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #807690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807690; }
.text { color: #807690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 118 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807690, #8d7690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #807690?: #807690 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807690?: The RGB value is 128, 118, 144: 128 red, 118 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807690?: The complementary color is #869076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.