What color is #803562?

#803562 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #803562?

The RGB value is 128, 53, 98: 128 red, 53 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #803562?

The complementary color is #358053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #803562?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#803562 color

#803562 rgb(128, 53, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #803562 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 20.8% green and 38.4% blue (128, 53, 98).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 41% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 23% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#803562 color codes

HEX	`#803562`
RGB	`rgb(128, 53, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 20.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 41%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 59%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 23%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.02, 37.85, -10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.02, 39.36, 344.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.38, 8.018, 12.449)`
Decimal	`8402274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #803562, 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 #803562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#803562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #803562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #803562; }
.text { color: #803562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #803562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 53 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #803562, #80353c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #803562?: #803562 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #803562?: The RGB value is 128, 53, 98: 128 red, 53 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #803562?: The complementary color is #358053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #803562?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.