What color is #805F7C?

#805F7C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #805F7C?

The RGB value is 128, 95, 124: 128 red, 95 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805F7C?

The complementary color is #5F8063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805F7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805F7C color

#805F7C rgb(128, 95, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #805F7C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 37.3% green and 48.6% blue (128, 95, 124).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#805F7C color codes

HEX	`#805F7C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 95, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 37.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.56, 18.63, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.56, 21.65, 329.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.632, 14.229, 20.935)`
Decimal	`8413052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805F7C, 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 #805F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #805F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805f7c; }
.text { color: #805f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 95 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805f7c, #805f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #805F7C?: #805F7C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #805F7C?: The RGB value is 128, 95, 124: 128 red, 95 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805F7C?: The complementary color is #5F8063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805F7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.