What color is #8052B3?

#8052B3 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8052B3?

The RGB value is 128, 82, 179: 128 red, 82 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8052B3?

The complementary color is #85B352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8052B3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8052B3 color

#8052B3 rgb(128, 82, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8052B3 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 32.2% green and 70.2% blue (128, 82, 179).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 39% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#8052B3 color codes

HEX	`#8052B3`
RGB	`rgb(128, 82, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 32.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 39%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 54%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 54%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.06, 38.79, -44.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.06, 59.12, 311.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.054, 13.878, 44.261)`
Decimal	`8409779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8052B3, 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 #8052B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8052B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #8052B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8052b3; }
.text { color: #8052b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8052b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 82 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8052b3, #b052b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8052B3?: #8052B3 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8052B3?: The RGB value is 128, 82, 179: 128 red, 82 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8052B3?: The complementary color is #85B352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8052B3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.