What color is #867993?

#867993 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867993?

The RGB value is 134, 121, 147: 134 red, 121 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867993?

The complementary color is #869379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867993 color

#867993 rgb(134, 121, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #867993 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.5% green and 57.6% blue (134, 121, 147).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#867993 color codes

HEX	`#867993`
RGB	`rgb(134, 121, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 18%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.78, 10.2, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.78, 15.92, 309.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.934, 20.85, 30.467)`
Decimal	`8812947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867993, 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 #867993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #867993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867993; }
.text { color: #867993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 121 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867993, #937993); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #867993?: #867993 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867993?: The RGB value is 134, 121, 147: 134 red, 121 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867993?: The complementary color is #869379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.