What color is #805177?

#805177 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #805177?

The RGB value is 128, 81, 119: 128 red, 81 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805177?

The complementary color is #51805A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805177 color

#805177 rgb(128, 81, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #805177 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 31.8% green and 46.7% blue (128, 81, 119).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 7% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#805177 color codes

HEX	`#805177`
RGB	`rgb(128, 81, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 31.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 7%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.91, 25.95, -13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.91, 29.26, 332.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.174, 11.807, 18.929)`
Decimal	`8409463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805177, 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 #805177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #805177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805177; }
.text { color: #805177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 81 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805177, #805160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #805177?: #805177 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #805177?: The RGB value is 128, 81, 119: 128 red, 81 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805177?: The complementary color is #51805A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.