What color is #817199?

#817199 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 #817199?

The RGB value is 129, 113, 153: 129 red, 113 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817199?

The complementary color is #899971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817199 color

#817199 rgb(129, 113, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #817199 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 44.3% green and 60% blue (129, 113, 153).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#817199 color codes

HEX	`#817199`
RGB	`rgb(129, 113, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 44.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.43, 14.54, -19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.43, 24.21, 306.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.707, 18.777, 32.664)`
Decimal	`8483225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817199, 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 #817199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #817199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817199; }
.text { color: #817199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 113 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817199, #957199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #817199?: #817199 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 #817199?: The RGB value is 129, 113, 153: 129 red, 113 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817199?: The complementary color is #899971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.