What color is #817390?

#817390 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817390?

The RGB value is 129, 115, 144: 129 red, 115 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817390?

The complementary color is #829073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817390 color

#817390 rgb(129, 115, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #817390 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.1% green and 56.5% blue (129, 115, 144).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#817390 color codes

HEX	`#817390`
RGB	`rgb(129, 115, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.62, 11.31, -13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.62, 17.83, 309.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.217, 18.942, 28.971)`
Decimal	`8483728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817390, 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 #817390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #817390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817390; }
.text { color: #817390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 115 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817390, #8f7390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #817390?: #817390 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817390?: The RGB value is 129, 115, 144: 129 red, 115 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817390?: The complementary color is #829073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.