What color is #847CA1?

#847CA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847CA1?

The RGB value is 132, 124, 161: 132 red, 124 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847CA1?

The complementary color is #99A17C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847CA1 color

#847CA1 rgb(132, 124, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #847CA1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 48.6% green and 63.1% blue (132, 124, 161).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#847CA1 color codes

HEX	`#847CA1`
RGB	`rgb(132, 124, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 48.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 23%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, 10.92, -18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 21.63, 300.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.155, 21.894, 36.717)`
Decimal	`8682657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847CA1, 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 #847CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #847CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847ca1; }
.text { color: #847ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 124 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847ca1, #977ca1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #847CA1?: #847CA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847CA1?: The RGB value is 132, 124, 161: 132 red, 124 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847CA1?: The complementary color is #99A17C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.