What color is #807696?

#807696 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 #807696?

The RGB value is 128, 118, 150: 128 red, 118 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807696?

The complementary color is #8C9676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807696 color

#807696 rgb(128, 118, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #807696 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 46.3% green and 58.8% blue (128, 118, 150).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#807696 color codes

HEX	`#807696`
RGB	`rgb(128, 118, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 46.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.55, 10.55, -15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.55, 19.07, 303.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.884, 19.748, 31.56)`
Decimal	`8418966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807696, 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 #807696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #807696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807696; }
.text { color: #807696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 118 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807696, #907696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #807696?: #807696 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 #807696?: The RGB value is 128, 118, 150: 128 red, 118 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807696?: The complementary color is #8C9676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.