What color is #817489?

#817489 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817489?

The RGB value is 129, 116, 137: 129 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817489?

The complementary color is #7C8974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817489 color

#817489 rgb(129, 116, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #817489 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.5% green and 53.7% blue (129, 116, 137).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#817489 color codes

HEX	`#817489`
RGB	`rgb(129, 116, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.65, 9.2, -9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.65, 13.31, 313.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.813, 18.964, 26.279)`
Decimal	`8483977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817489, 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 #817489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #817489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817489; }
.text { color: #817489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 116 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817489, #897487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #817489?: #817489 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817489?: The RGB value is 129, 116, 137: 129 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817489?: The complementary color is #7C8974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.