What color is #847D95?

#847D95 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847D95?

The RGB value is 132, 125, 149: 132 red, 125 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847D95?

The complementary color is #8E957D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847D95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847D95 color

#847D95 rgb(132, 125, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #847D95 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49% green and 58.4% blue (132, 125, 149).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#847D95 color codes

HEX	`#847D95`
RGB	`rgb(132, 125, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 49%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.75, 7.6, -11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.75, 14.16, 302.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.273, 21.743, 31.451)`
Decimal	`8682901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847D95, 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 #847D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #847D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847d95; }
.text { color: #847d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 125 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847d95, #907d95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #847D95?: #847D95 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847D95?: The RGB value is 132, 125, 149: 132 red, 125 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847D95?: The complementary color is #8E957D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847D95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.