What color is #817C97?

#817C97 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817C97?

The RGB value is 129, 124, 151: 129 red, 124 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817C97?

The complementary color is #92977C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817C97 color

#817C97 rgb(129, 124, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #817C97 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 48.6% green and 59.2% blue (129, 124, 151).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#817C97 color codes

HEX	`#817C97`
RGB	`rgb(129, 124, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 48.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 18%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.29, 7.59, -13.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.29, 15.77, 298.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.846, 21.317, 32.236)`
Decimal	`8486039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817C97, 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 #817C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #817C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817c97; }
.text { color: #817c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 124 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817c97, #8e7c97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #817C97?: #817C97 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817C97?: The RGB value is 129, 124, 151: 129 red, 124 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817C97?: The complementary color is #92977C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.