What color is #802C57?

#802C57 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #802C57?

The RGB value is 128, 44, 87: 128 red, 44 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #802C57?

The complementary color is #2C8055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #802C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#802C57 color

#802C57 rgb(128, 44, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #802C57 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 17.3% green and 34.1% blue (128, 44, 87).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 49% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 32% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#802C57 color codes

HEX	`#802C57`
RGB	`rgb(128, 44, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 17.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 49%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 66%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 32%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.99, 40.62, -6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.99, 41.19, 350.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.524, 7.08, 9.775)`
Decimal	`8399959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #802C57, 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 #802C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#802C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #802C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #802c57; }
.text { color: #802c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #802c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 44 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #802c57, #802c2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #802C57?: #802C57 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #802C57?: The RGB value is 128, 44, 87: 128 red, 44 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #802C57?: The complementary color is #2C8055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #802C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.