What color is #847693?

#847693 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847693?

The RGB value is 132, 118, 147: 132 red, 118 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847693?

The complementary color is #859376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847693 color

#847693 rgb(132, 118, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #847693 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 46.3% green and 57.6% blue (132, 118, 147).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#847693 color codes

HEX	`#847693`
RGB	`rgb(132, 118, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 46.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, 11.26, -13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 17.75, 309.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.26, 19.969, 30.333)`
Decimal	`8681107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847693, 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 #847693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #847693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847693; }
.text { color: #847693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 118 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847693, #927693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #847693?: #847693 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847693?: The RGB value is 132, 118, 147: 132 red, 118 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847693?: The complementary color is #859376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.