What color is #867391?

#867391 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867391?

The RGB value is 134, 115, 145: 134 red, 115 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867391?

The complementary color is #7E9173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867391 color

#867391 rgb(134, 115, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #867391 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 45.1% green and 56.9% blue (134, 115, 145).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#867391 color codes

HEX	`#867391`
RGB	`rgb(134, 115, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 45.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.12, 13.3, -13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.12, 18.99, 314.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.072, 19.374, 29.412)`
Decimal	`8811409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867391, 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 #867391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #867391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867391; }
.text { color: #867391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 115 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867391, #91738d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #867391?: #867391 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867391?: The RGB value is 134, 115, 145: 134 red, 115 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867391?: The complementary color is #7E9173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.