What color is #806386?

#806386 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 #806386?

The RGB value is 128, 99, 134: 128 red, 99 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806386?

The complementary color is #698663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806386?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806386 color

#806386 rgb(128, 99, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806386 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 38.8% green and 52.5% blue (128, 99, 134).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#806386 color codes

HEX	`#806386`
RGB	`rgb(128, 99, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 38.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 26%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.95, 18.31, -14.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.95, 23.62, 320.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.666, 15.234, 24.56)`
Decimal	`8414086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806386, 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 #806386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #806386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806386; }
.text { color: #806386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 99 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806386, #86637a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #806386?: #806386 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 #806386?: The RGB value is 128, 99, 134: 128 red, 99 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806386?: The complementary color is #698663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806386?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.