What color is #804E80?

#804E80 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #804E80?

The RGB value is 128, 78, 128: 128 red, 78 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #804E80?

The complementary color is #4E804E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804E80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804E80 color

#804E80 rgb(128, 78, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #804E80 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 30.6% green and 50.2% blue (128, 78, 128).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#804E80 color codes

HEX	`#804E80`
RGB	`rgb(128, 78, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 30.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 39%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.57, 29.47, -19.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.57, 35.36, 326.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.522, 11.597, 21.839)`
Decimal	`8408704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804E80, 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 #804E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#804E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #804E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804e80; }
.text { color: #804e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 78 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804e80, #804e67); }

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Questions

What color is #804E80?: #804E80 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #804E80?: The RGB value is 128, 78, 128: 128 red, 78 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804E80?: The complementary color is #4E804E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804E80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.