What color is #867890?

#867890 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867890?

The RGB value is 134, 120, 144: 134 red, 120 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867890?

The complementary color is #829078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867890 color

#867890 rgb(134, 120, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #867890 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.1% green and 56.5% blue (134, 120, 144).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#867890 color codes

HEX	`#867890`
RGB	`rgb(134, 120, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.41, 10.14, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.41, 14.98, 312.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.581, 20.515, 29.203)`
Decimal	`8812688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867890, 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 #867890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #867890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867890; }
.text { color: #867890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 120 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867890, #90788e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #867890?: #867890 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867890?: The RGB value is 134, 120, 144: 134 red, 120 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867890?: The complementary color is #829078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.