What color is #807C9B?

#807C9B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807C9B?

The RGB value is 128, 124, 155: 128 red, 124 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807C9B?

The complementary color is #979B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807C9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807C9B color

#807C9B rgb(128, 124, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #807C9B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 48.6% green and 60.8% blue (128, 124, 155).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#807C9B color codes

HEX	`#807C9B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 124, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 20%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 20%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.35, 8.18, -16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.35, 18.03, 296.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.025, 21.371, 33.969)`
Decimal	`8420507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807C9B, 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 #807C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807C9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #807C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807c9b; }
.text { color: #807c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 124 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807c9b, #907c9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #807C9B?: #807C9B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807C9B?: The RGB value is 128, 124, 155: 128 red, 124 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807C9B?: The complementary color is #979B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807C9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.