What color is #80617B?

#80617B 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 #80617B?

The RGB value is 128, 97, 123: 128 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80617B?

The complementary color is #618066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80617B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80617B color

#80617B rgb(128, 97, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #80617B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 38% green and 48.2% blue (128, 97, 123).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#80617B color codes

HEX	`#80617B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 97, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 38%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.04, 17.24, -9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.04, 19.78, 330.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.752, 14.569, 20.665)`
Decimal	`8413563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80617B, 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 #80617B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80617B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #80617B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80617b; }
.text { color: #80617b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80617b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 97 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80617b, #80616b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #80617B?: #80617B 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 #80617B?: The RGB value is 128, 97, 123: 128 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80617B?: The complementary color is #618066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80617B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.