Information about #817488 color

#817488 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#817488 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 116, 136) — 50.6% red, 45.5% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 8 / 0 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #817488 reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Purple Grey (#866F85). Slightly further away sit Grey Purple (#826D8C) and Graceland (#877482).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(129, 116, 136)), which gives #817488 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #817488: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. No one has named #817488 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#817488 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#817488 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #817488

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Purple Grey color link
Purple Grey

#866F85

Grey Purple color link
Grey Purple

#826D8C

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#817488
  • RGB129, 116, 136
  • CMYK3, 8, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(129, 116, 136)
  • HSL279°, 8%, 49%
  • HSL Precise279°, 7.937%, 49.412%
  • HSV279°, 15%, 53%
  • HSB279°, 15%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.455, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.455, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.455, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID817488
  • DECIMAL ID8483976
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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