What color is #817592?

#817592 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817592?

The RGB value is 129, 117, 146: 129 red, 117 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817592?

The complementary color is #869275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817592 color

#817592 rgb(129, 117, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #817592 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green and 57.3% blue (129, 117, 146).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#817592 color codes

HEX	`#817592`
RGB	`rgb(129, 117, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, 10.58, -14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 17.57, 307.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.602, 19.465, 29.86)`
Decimal	`8484242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817592, 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 #817592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #817592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817592; }
.text { color: #817592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 117 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817592, #8f7592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #817592?: #817592 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817592?: The RGB value is 129, 117, 146: 129 red, 117 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817592?: The complementary color is #869275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.