What color is #804663?

#804663 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #804663?

The RGB value is 128, 70, 99: 128 red, 70 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #804663?

The complementary color is #468063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804663?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804663 color

#804663 rgb(128, 70, 99)

Shades of red

The hex color #804663 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 27.5% green and 38.8% blue (128, 70, 99).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 23% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#804663 color codes

HEX	`#804663`
RGB	`rgb(128, 70, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 27.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 23%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.61, 28.79, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.61, 29.42, 348.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.345, 9.871, 13.004)`
Decimal	`8406627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804663, 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 #804663	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#804663 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #804663 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804663; }
.text { color: #804663; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804663; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 70 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804663, #804646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #804663?: #804663 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #804663?: The RGB value is 128, 70, 99: 128 red, 70 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804663?: The complementary color is #468063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804663?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.