What color is #847398?

#847398 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847398?

The RGB value is 132, 115, 152: 132 red, 115 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847398?

The complementary color is #879873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847398 color

#847398 rgb(132, 115, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #847398 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.1% green and 59.6% blue (132, 115, 152).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#847398 color codes

HEX	`#847398`
RGB	`rgb(132, 115, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.19, 14.15, -17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.19, 22.56, 308.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.313, 19.434, 32.328)`
Decimal	`8680344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847398, 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 #847398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #847398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847398; }
.text { color: #847398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 115 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847398, #977398); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #847398?: #847398 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847398?: The RGB value is 132, 115, 152: 132 red, 115 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847398?: The complementary color is #879873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.