What color is #807EA1?

#807EA1 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 #807EA1?

The RGB value is 128, 126, 161: 128 red, 126 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807EA1?

The complementary color is #9FA17E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807EA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807EA1 color

#807EA1 rgb(128, 126, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #807EA1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 49.4% green and 63.1% blue (128, 126, 161).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#807EA1 color codes

HEX	`#807EA1`
RGB	`rgb(128, 126, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 22%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 22%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.12, 8.42, -18.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.12, 20.23, 294.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.794, 22.084, 36.773)`
Decimal	`8421025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807EA1, 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 #807EA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807EA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #807EA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807ea1; }
.text { color: #807ea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807ea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 126 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807ea1, #927ea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #807EA1?: #807EA1 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 #807EA1?: The RGB value is 128, 126, 161: 128 red, 126 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807EA1?: The complementary color is #9FA17E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807EA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.