What color is #807A96?

#807A96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807A96?

The RGB value is 128, 122, 150: 128 red, 122 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807A96?

The complementary color is #90967A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807A96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807A96 color

#807A96 rgb(128, 122, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #807A96 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.8% green and 58.8% blue (128, 122, 150).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#807A96 color codes

HEX	`#807A96`
RGB	`rgb(128, 122, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.63, 8.19, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.63, 16.44, 299.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.365, 20.71, 31.72)`
Decimal	`8419990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807A96, 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 #807A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #807A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807a96; }
.text { color: #807a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 122 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807a96, #8e7a96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #807A96?: #807A96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807A96?: The RGB value is 128, 122, 150: 128 red, 122 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807A96?: The complementary color is #90967A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807A96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.