What color is #817A97?

#817A97 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817A97?

The RGB value is 129, 122, 151: 129 red, 122 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817A97?

The complementary color is #90977A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817A97 color

#817A97 rgb(129, 122, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #817A97 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.8% green and 59.2% blue (129, 122, 151).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#817A97 color codes

HEX	`#817A97`
RGB	`rgb(129, 122, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.75, 8.76, -14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.75, 17.07, 300.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.598, 20.82, 32.153)`
Decimal	`8485527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817A97, 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 #817A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #817A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817a97; }
.text { color: #817a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 122 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817a97, #8f7a97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #817A97?: #817A97 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817A97?: The RGB value is 129, 122, 151: 129 red, 122 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817A97?: The complementary color is #90977A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.