What color is #867096?

#867096 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867096?

The RGB value is 134, 112, 150: 134 red, 112 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867096?

The complementary color is #809670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867096?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867096 color

#867096 rgb(134, 112, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #867096 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 43.9% green and 58.8% blue (134, 112, 150).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#867096 color codes

HEX	`#867096`
RGB	`rgb(134, 112, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 43.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 25%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, 16.16, -17.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 23.75, 312.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.13, 18.859, 31.375)`
Decimal	`8810646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867096, 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 #867096	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867096 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #867096 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867096; }
.text { color: #867096; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867096; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 112 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867096, #967093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #867096?: #867096 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867096?: The RGB value is 134, 112, 150: 134 red, 112 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867096?: The complementary color is #809670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867096?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.