What color is #807898?

#807898 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 #807898?

The RGB value is 128, 120, 152: 128 red, 120 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807898?

The complementary color is #909878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807898 color

#807898 rgb(128, 120, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #807898 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.1% green and 59.6% blue (128, 120, 152).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#807898 color codes

HEX	`#807898`
RGB	`rgb(128, 120, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 21%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.16, 9.83, -16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.16, 18.89, 301.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.285, 20.289, 32.494)`
Decimal	`8419480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807898, 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 #807898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #807898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807898; }
.text { color: #807898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 120 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807898, #907898); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #807898?: #807898 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 #807898?: The RGB value is 128, 120, 152: 128 red, 120 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807898?: The complementary color is #909878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.