What color is #817291?

#817291 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817291?

The RGB value is 129, 114, 145: 129 red, 114 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817291?

The complementary color is #829172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817291 color

#817291 rgb(129, 114, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #817291 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 44.7% green and 56.9% blue (129, 114, 145).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#817291 color codes

HEX	`#817291`
RGB	`rgb(129, 114, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 44.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, 12.13, -14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 19.07, 309.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.18, 18.746, 29.338)`
Decimal	`8483473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817291, 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 #817291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #817291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817291; }
.text { color: #817291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 114 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817291, #907291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #817291?: #817291 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817291?: The RGB value is 129, 114, 145: 129 red, 114 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817291?: The complementary color is #829172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.