What color is #80587B?

#80587B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80587B?

The RGB value is 128, 88, 123: 128 red, 88 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80587B?

The complementary color is #58805D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80587B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80587B color

#80587B rgb(128, 88, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #80587B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 34.5% green and 48.2% blue (128, 88, 123).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#80587B color codes

HEX	`#80587B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 88, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 34.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.76, 22.6, -13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.76, 26.14, 329.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.967, 12.999, 20.403)`
Decimal	`8411259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80587B, 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 #80587B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80587B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #80587B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80587b; }
.text { color: #80587b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80587b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 88 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80587b, #805867); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #80587B?: #80587B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80587B?: The RGB value is 128, 88, 123: 128 red, 88 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80587B?: The complementary color is #58805D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80587B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.