What color is #806186?

#806186 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 #806186?

The RGB value is 128, 97, 134: 128 red, 97 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806186?

The complementary color is #678661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806186?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806186 color

#806186 rgb(128, 97, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806186 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 38% green and 52.5% blue (128, 97, 134).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#806186 color codes

HEX	`#806186`
RGB	`rgb(128, 97, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 38%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 28%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.44, 19.5, -15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.44, 25.04, 321.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.479, 14.86, 24.497)`
Decimal	`8413574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806186, 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 #806186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #806186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806186; }
.text { color: #806186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 97 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806186, #86617a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #806186?: #806186 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 #806186?: The RGB value is 128, 97, 134: 128 red, 97 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806186?: The complementary color is #678661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806186?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.