What color is #847595?

#847595 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847595?

The RGB value is 132, 117, 149: 132 red, 117 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847595?

The complementary color is #869575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847595?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847595 color

#847595 rgb(132, 117, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #847595 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.9% green and 58.4% blue (132, 117, 149).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#847595 color codes

HEX	`#847595`
RGB	`rgb(132, 117, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 12.29, -15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 19.54, 308.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.301, 19.798, 31.127)`
Decimal	`8680853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847595, 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 #847595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #847595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847595; }
.text { color: #847595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 117 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847595, #947595); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #847595?: #847595 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847595?: The RGB value is 132, 117, 149: 132 red, 117 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847595?: The complementary color is #869575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847595?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.