What color is #847E96?

#847E96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847E96?

The RGB value is 132, 126, 150: 132 red, 126 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847E96?

The complementary color is #90967E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847E96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847E96 color

#847E96 rgb(132, 126, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #847E96 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49.4% green and 58.8% blue (132, 126, 150).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#847E96 color codes

HEX	`#847E96`
RGB	`rgb(132, 126, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 49.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.06, 7.24, -12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.06, 14.07, 300.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.48, 22.029, 31.916)`
Decimal	`8683158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847E96, 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 #847E96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847E96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #847E96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847e96; }
.text { color: #847e96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847e96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 126 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847e96, #907e96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #847E96?: #847E96 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847E96?: The RGB value is 132, 126, 150: 132 red, 126 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847E96?: The complementary color is #90967E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847E96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.