What color is #847A92?

#847A92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847A92?

The RGB value is 132, 122, 146: 132 red, 122 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847A92?

The complementary color is #88927A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847A92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847A92 color

#847A92 rgb(132, 122, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #847A92 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.8% green and 57.3% blue (132, 122, 146).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#847A92 color codes

HEX	`#847A92`
RGB	`rgb(132, 122, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.84, 8.69, -11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.84, 14.47, 306.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.663, 20.9, 30.081)`
Decimal	`8682130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847A92, 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 #847A92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847A92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #847A92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847a92; }
.text { color: #847a92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847a92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 122 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847a92, #907a92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #847A92?: #847A92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847A92?: The RGB value is 132, 122, 146: 132 red, 122 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847A92?: The complementary color is #88927A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847A92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.