What color is #817694?

#817694 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817694?

The RGB value is 129, 118, 148: 129 red, 118 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817694?

The complementary color is #899476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817694?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817694 color

#817694 rgb(129, 118, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #817694 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.3% green and 58% blue (129, 118, 148).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#817694 color codes

HEX	`#817694`
RGB	`rgb(129, 118, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, 10.44, -14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 18.02, 305.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.876, 19.762, 30.726)`
Decimal	`8484500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817694, 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 #817694	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817694 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #817694 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817694; }
.text { color: #817694; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817694; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 118 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817694, #907694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #817694?: #817694 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817694?: The RGB value is 129, 118, 148: 129 red, 118 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817694?: The complementary color is #899476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817694?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.