What color is #805F8B?

#805F8B 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 #805F8B?

The RGB value is 128, 95, 139: 128 red, 95 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805F8B?

The complementary color is #6A8B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805F8B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805F8B color

#805F8B rgb(128, 95, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #805F8B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 37.3% green and 54.5% blue (128, 95, 139).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#805F8B color codes

HEX	`#805F8B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 95, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 37.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 32%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.13, 21.77, -19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.13, 29.01, 318.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.654, 14.638, 26.317)`
Decimal	`8413067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805F8B, 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 #805F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #805F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805f8b; }
.text { color: #805f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 95 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805f8b, #8b5f80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #805F8B?: #805F8B 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 #805F8B?: The RGB value is 128, 95, 139: 128 red, 95 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805F8B?: The complementary color is #6A8B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805F8B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.