What color is #804A66?

#804A66 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 #804A66?

The RGB value is 128, 74, 102: 128 red, 74 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #804A66?

The complementary color is #4A8064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804A66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804A66 color

#804A66 rgb(128, 74, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #804A66 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 29% green and 40% blue (128, 74, 102).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 27% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 20% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#804A66 color codes

HEX	`#804A66`
RGB	`rgb(128, 74, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 29%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 27%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 42%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 20%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.63, 26.99, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.63, 27.74, 346.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.749, 10.447, 13.86)`
Decimal	`8407654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804A66, 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 #804A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#804A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #804A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804a66; }
.text { color: #804a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 74 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804a66, #804a4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #804A66?: #804A66 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 #804A66?: The RGB value is 128, 74, 102: 128 red, 74 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804A66?: The complementary color is #4A8064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804A66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.