What color is #802B90?

#802B90 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Hello Darkness My Old Friend. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #802B90?

The RGB value is 128, 43, 144: 128 red, 43 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #802B90?

The complementary color is #3B902B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #802B90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#802B90 color

#802B90 rgb(128, 43, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #802B90 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 16.9% green and 56.5% blue (128, 43, 144).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 54% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hello Darkness My Old Friend (#802280), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#802B90 color codes

HEX	`#802B90`
RGB	`rgb(128, 43, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 16.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 54%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 70%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 70%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.66, 50.61, -38.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.66, 63.67, 322.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.799, 8.331, 27.209)`
Decimal	`8399760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #802B90, 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 #802B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#802B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #802B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #802b90; }
.text { color: #802b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #802b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 43 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #802b90, #902b6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #802B90?: #802B90 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Hello Darkness My Old Friend. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #802B90?: The RGB value is 128, 43, 144: 128 red, 43 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #802B90?: The complementary color is #3B902B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #802B90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.