What color is #806382?

#806382 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 #806382?

The RGB value is 128, 99, 130: 128 red, 99 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806382?

The complementary color is #658263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806382 color

#806382 rgb(128, 99, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806382 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 38.8% green and 51% blue (128, 99, 130).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#806382 color codes

HEX	`#806382`
RGB	`rgb(128, 99, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 38.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 24%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.8, 17.47, -12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.8, 21.63, 323.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.393, 15.125, 23.118)`
Decimal	`8414082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806382, 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 #806382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #806382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806382; }
.text { color: #806382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 99 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806382, #826375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #806382?: #806382 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 #806382?: The RGB value is 128, 99, 130: 128 red, 99 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806382?: The complementary color is #658263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.