What color is #805F86?

#805F86 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 #805F86?

The RGB value is 128, 95, 134: 128 red, 95 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805F86?

The complementary color is #65865F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805F86 color

#805F86 rgb(128, 95, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #805F86 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 37.3% green and 52.5% blue (128, 95, 134).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#805F86 color codes

HEX	`#805F86`
RGB	`rgb(128, 95, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 37.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 29%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.93, 20.69, -16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.93, 26.45, 321.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.297, 14.495, 24.436)`
Decimal	`8413062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805F86, 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 #805F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #805F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805f86; }
.text { color: #805f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 95 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805f86, #865f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #805F86?: #805F86 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 #805F86?: The RGB value is 128, 95, 134: 128 red, 95 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805F86?: The complementary color is #65865F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.