What color is #805584?

#805584 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 #805584?

The RGB value is 128, 85, 132: 128 red, 85 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805584?

The complementary color is #598455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805584?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805584 color

#805584 rgb(128, 85, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #805584 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 33.3% green and 51.8% blue (128, 85, 132).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#805584 color codes

HEX	`#805584`
RGB	`rgb(128, 85, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 33.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 36%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.39, 26.2, -19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.39, 32.47, 323.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.315, 12.753, 23.427)`
Decimal	`8410500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805584, 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 #805584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805584 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #805584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805584; }
.text { color: #805584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 85 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805584, #845571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #805584?: #805584 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 #805584?: The RGB value is 128, 85, 132: 128 red, 85 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805584?: The complementary color is #598455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805584?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.