What color is #804168?

#804168 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 #804168?

The RGB value is 128, 65, 104: 128 red, 65 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #804168?

The complementary color is #418059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804168?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804168 color

#804168 rgb(128, 65, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #804168 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 25.5% green and 40.8% blue (128, 65, 104).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 19% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#804168 color codes

HEX	`#804168`
RGB	`rgb(128, 65, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 25.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 49%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 19%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.69, 32.42, -10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.69, 34.11, 341.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.291, 9.37, 14.203)`
Decimal	`8405352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804168, 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 #804168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#804168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #804168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804168; }
.text { color: #804168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 65 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804168, #804148); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #804168?: #804168 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 #804168?: The RGB value is 128, 65, 104: 128 red, 65 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804168?: The complementary color is #418059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804168?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.