What color is #803C7A?

#803C7A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #803C7A?

The RGB value is 128, 60, 122: 128 red, 60 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #803C7A?

The complementary color is #3C8042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #803C7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#803C7A color

#803C7A rgb(128, 60, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #803C7A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 23.5% green and 47.8% blue (128, 60, 122).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 36% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#803C7A color codes

HEX	`#803C7A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 60, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 23.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 36%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 53%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.42, 38.31, -22.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.42, 44.31, 329.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.031, 9.227, 19.451)`
Decimal	`8404090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #803C7A, 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 #803C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#803C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #803C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #803c7a; }
.text { color: #803c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #803c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 60 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #803c7a, #803c58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #803C7A?: #803C7A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #803C7A?: The RGB value is 128, 60, 122: 128 red, 60 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #803C7A?: The complementary color is #3C8042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #803C7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.