What color is #804563?

#804563 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #804563?

The RGB value is 128, 69, 99: 128 red, 69 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #804563?

The complementary color is #458062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804563 color

#804563 rgb(128, 69, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #804563 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 27.1% green and 38.8% blue (128, 69, 99).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 23% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#804563 color codes

HEX	`#804563`
RGB	`rgb(128, 69, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 27.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 46%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 23%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, 29.36, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 30.05, 347.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.283, 9.747, 12.984)`
Decimal	`8406371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804563, 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 #804563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#804563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #804563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804563; }
.text { color: #804563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 69 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804563, #804545); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #804563?: #804563 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #804563?: The RGB value is 128, 69, 99: 128 red, 69 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804563?: The complementary color is #458062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.