What color is #805C83?

#805C83 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 #805C83?

The RGB value is 128, 92, 131: 128 red, 92 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805C83?

The complementary color is #5F835C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805C83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805C83 color

#805C83 rgb(128, 92, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #805C83 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 36.1% green and 51.4% blue (128, 92, 131).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#805C83 color codes

HEX	`#805C83`
RGB	`rgb(128, 92, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 36.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 30%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.06, 21.85, -16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.06, 27.08, 323.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.826, 13.883, 23.262)`
Decimal	`8412291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805C83, 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 #805C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #805C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805c83; }
.text { color: #805c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 92 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805c83, #835c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #805C83?: #805C83 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 #805C83?: The RGB value is 128, 92, 131: 128 red, 92 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805C83?: The complementary color is #5F835C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805C83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.