What color is #605080?

#605080 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605080?

The RGB value is 96, 80, 128: 96 red, 80 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605080?

The complementary color is #708050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605080?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605080 color

#605080 rgb(96, 80, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #605080 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 31.4% green and 50.2% blue (96, 80, 128).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#605080 color codes

HEX	`#605080`
RGB	`rgb(96, 80, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 31.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 38%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 38%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.45, 17.54, -24.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.45, 30.26, 305.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.588, 9.783, 21.696)`
Decimal	`6312064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605080, 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 #605080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #605080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605080; }
.text { color: #605080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 80 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605080, #785080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #605080?: #605080 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605080?: The RGB value is 96, 80, 128: 96 red, 80 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605080?: The complementary color is #708050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605080?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.