What color is #805990?

#805990 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 #805990?

The RGB value is 128, 89, 144: 128 red, 89 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805990?

The complementary color is #699059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805990?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805990 color

#805990 rgb(128, 89, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #805990 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 34.9% green and 56.5% blue (128, 89, 144).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#805990 color codes

HEX	`#805990`
RGB	`rgb(128, 89, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 34.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 38%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.87, 26.43, -24.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.87, 35.79, 317.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.508, 13.748, 28.111)`
Decimal	`8411536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805990, 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 #805990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #805990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805990; }
.text { color: #805990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 89 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805990, #905985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #805990?: #805990 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 #805990?: The RGB value is 128, 89, 144: 128 red, 89 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805990?: The complementary color is #699059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805990?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.