What color is #805680?

#805680 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 #805680?

The RGB value is 128, 86, 128: 128 red, 86 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805680?

The complementary color is #568056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805680?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805680 color

#805680 rgb(128, 86, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #805680 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 33.7% green and 50.2% blue (128, 86, 128).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% 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 5.9:1).

#805680 color codes

HEX	`#805680`
RGB	`rgb(128, 86, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 33.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.47, 24.79, -16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.47, 29.85, 326.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.126, 12.804, 22.04)`
Decimal	`8410752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805680, 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 #805680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #805680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805680; }
.text { color: #805680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 86 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805680, #80566b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #805680?: #805680 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 #805680?: The RGB value is 128, 86, 128: 128 red, 86 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805680?: The complementary color is #568056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805680?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.