What color is #804565?

#804565 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 #804565?

The RGB value is 128, 69, 101: 128 red, 69 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #804565?

The complementary color is #458060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804565 color

#804565 rgb(128, 69, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #804565 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 27.1% green and 39.6% blue (128, 69, 101).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 21% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#804565 color codes

HEX	`#804565`
RGB	`rgb(128, 69, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 27.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 46%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 21%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.46, 29.69, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.46, 30.63, 345.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.379, 9.786, 13.494)`
Decimal	`8406373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804565, 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 #804565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#804565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #804565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804565; }
.text { color: #804565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 69 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804565, #804548); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #804565?: #804565 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 #804565?: The RGB value is 128, 69, 101: 128 red, 69 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804565?: The complementary color is #458060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.