What color is #847C9E?

#847C9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847C9E?

The RGB value is 132, 124, 158: 132 red, 124 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847C9E?

The complementary color is #969E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847C9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847C9E color

#847C9E rgb(132, 124, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #847C9E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 48.6% green and 62% blue (132, 124, 158).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#847C9E color codes

HEX	`#847C9E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 124, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 48.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 22%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.8, 10.22, -17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.8, 19.92, 300.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.894, 21.789, 35.341)`
Decimal	`8682654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847C9E, 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 #847C9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847C9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #847C9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847c9e; }
.text { color: #847c9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847c9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 124 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847c9e, #957c9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #847C9E?: #847C9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847C9E?: The RGB value is 132, 124, 158: 132 red, 124 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847C9E?: The complementary color is #969E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847C9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.