What color is #803C67?

#803C67 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 #803C67?

The RGB value is 128, 60, 103: 128 red, 60 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #803C67?

The complementary color is #3C8055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #803C67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#803C67 color

#803C67 rgb(128, 60, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #803C67 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 23.5% green and 40.4% blue (128, 60, 103).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 36% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 20% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#803C67 color codes

HEX	`#803C67`
RGB	`rgb(128, 60, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 23.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 36%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 53%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 20%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.6, 34.98, -11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.6, 36.86, 341.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.966, 8.801, 13.845)`
Decimal	`8404071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #803C67, 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 #803C67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#803C67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #803C67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #803c67; }
.text { color: #803c67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #803c67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 60 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #803c67, #803c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #803C67?: #803C67 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 #803C67?: The RGB value is 128, 60, 103: 128 red, 60 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #803C67?: The complementary color is #3C8055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #803C67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.