What color is #805583?

#805583 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #805583?

The RGB value is 128, 85, 131: 128 red, 85 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805583?

The complementary color is #588355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805583?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805583 color

#805583 rgb(128, 85, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #805583 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 33.3% green and 51.4% blue (128, 85, 131).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#805583 color codes

HEX	`#805583`
RGB	`rgb(128, 85, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 33.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 35%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.35, 26, -18.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.35, 31.98, 324.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.247, 12.725, 23.069)`
Decimal	`8410499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805583, 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 #805583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #805583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805583; }
.text { color: #805583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 85 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805583, #83556f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #805583?: #805583 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #805583?: The RGB value is 128, 85, 131: 128 red, 85 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805583?: The complementary color is #588355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805583?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.