What color is #867996?

#867996 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867996?

The RGB value is 134, 121, 150: 134 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867996?

The complementary color is #899679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867996 color

#867996 rgb(134, 121, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #867996 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.5% green and 58.8% blue (134, 121, 150).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#867996 color codes

HEX	`#867996`
RGB	`rgb(134, 121, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, 10.86, -13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 17.57, 308.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.173, 20.945, 31.723)`
Decimal	`8812950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867996, 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 #867996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #867996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867996; }
.text { color: #867996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 121 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867996, #957996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #867996?: #867996 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867996?: The RGB value is 134, 121, 150: 134 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867996?: The complementary color is #899679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.