What color is #847FA4?

#847FA4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847FA4?

The RGB value is 132, 127, 164: 132 red, 127 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847FA4?

The complementary color is #9FA47F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847FA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847FA4 color

#847FA4 rgb(132, 127, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #847FA4 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49.8% green and 64.3% blue (132, 127, 164).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#847FA4 color codes

HEX	`#847FA4`
RGB	`rgb(132, 127, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 49.8%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 23%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.83, 9.87, -19.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.83, 21.42, 297.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.804, 22.764, 38.255)`
Decimal	`8683428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847FA4, 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 #847FA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847FA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #847FA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847fa4; }
.text { color: #847fa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847fa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 127 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847fa4, #977fa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #847FA4?: #847FA4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847FA4?: The RGB value is 132, 127, 164: 132 red, 127 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847FA4?: The complementary color is #9FA47F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847FA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.