What color is #847FA8?

#847FA8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847FA8?

The RGB value is 132, 127, 168: 132 red, 127 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847FA8?

The complementary color is #A3A87F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847FA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847FA8 color

#847FA8 rgb(132, 127, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #847FA8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49.8% green and 65.9% blue (132, 127, 168).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#847FA8 color codes

HEX	`#847FA8`
RGB	`rgb(132, 127, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 49.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 24%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, 10.83, -21.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 23.7, 297.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.171, 22.911, 40.187)`
Decimal	`8683432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847FA8, 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 #847FA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847FA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #847FA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847fa8; }
.text { color: #847fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847fa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 127 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847fa8, #987fa8); }

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Questions

What color is #847FA8?: #847FA8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847FA8?: The RGB value is 132, 127, 168: 132 red, 127 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847FA8?: The complementary color is #A3A87F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847FA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.