What color is #805178?

#805178 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 #805178?

The RGB value is 128, 81, 120: 128 red, 81 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805178?

The complementary color is #518059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805178?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805178 color

#805178 rgb(128, 81, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #805178 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 31.8% green and 47.1% blue (128, 81, 120).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#805178 color codes

HEX	`#805178`
RGB	`rgb(128, 81, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 31.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.95, 26.15, -14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.95, 29.69, 331.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.235, 11.831, 19.247)`
Decimal	`8409464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805178, 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 #805178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #805178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805178; }
.text { color: #805178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 81 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805178, #805160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #805178?: #805178 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 #805178?: The RGB value is 128, 81, 120: 128 red, 81 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805178?: The complementary color is #518059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805178?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.