What color is #817397?

#817397 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 #817397?

The RGB value is 129, 115, 151: 129 red, 115 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817397?

The complementary color is #899773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817397 color

#817397 rgb(129, 115, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #817397 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.1% green and 59.2% blue (129, 115, 151).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#817397 color codes

HEX	`#817397`
RGB	`rgb(129, 115, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, 12.89, -17.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 21.73, 306.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.769, 19.163, 31.877)`
Decimal	`8483735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817397, 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 #817397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #817397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817397; }
.text { color: #817397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 115 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817397, #937397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #817397?: #817397 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 #817397?: The RGB value is 129, 115, 151: 129 red, 115 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817397?: The complementary color is #899773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.