What color is #805B87?

#805B87 is a grayish magenta known as Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Muted Purple?

The RGB value is 128, 91, 135: 128 red, 91 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Muted Purple?

The complementary color is #62875B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805B87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Muted Purple color: hex code #805B87

#805B87 rgb(128, 91, 135)

Shades of purple

Muted Purple has the hex code #805B87. It is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 35.7% green and 52.9% blue (128, 91, 135).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

Muted Purple (#805B87) color codes

HEX	`#805B87`
RGB	`rgb(128, 91, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 35.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 33%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.98, 23.29, -18.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.98, 29.77, 321.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.016, 13.821, 24.688)`
Decimal	`8412039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Muted Purple, 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 #805B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	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 #805B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805b87; }
.text { color: #805b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 91 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805b87, #875b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

See #805B87 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #805B87?: #805B87 is a grayish magenta known as Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Muted Purple?: The RGB value is 128, 91, 135: 128 red, 91 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Muted Purple?: The complementary color is #62875B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805B87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.