What color is #847990?

#847990 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847990?

The RGB value is 132, 121, 144: 132 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847990?

The complementary color is #859079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847990 color

#847990 rgb(132, 121, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #847990 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.5% green and 56.5% blue (132, 121, 144).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#847990 color codes

HEX	`#847990`
RGB	`rgb(132, 121, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.5, 8.85, -10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.5, 14.04, 309.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.386, 20.594, 29.229)`
Decimal	`8681872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847990, 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 #847990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #847990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847990; }
.text { color: #847990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 121 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847990, #8f7990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #847990?: #847990 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847990?: The RGB value is 132, 121, 144: 132 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847990?: The complementary color is #859079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.