What color is #806586?

#806586 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 #806586?

The RGB value is 128, 101, 134: 128 red, 101 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806586?

The complementary color is #6B8665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806586?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806586 color

#806586 rgb(128, 101, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806586 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 39.6% green and 52.5% blue (128, 101, 134).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 25% 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 5.09:1).

#806586 color codes

HEX	`#806586`
RGB	`rgb(128, 101, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 39.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.47, 17.11, -14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.47, 22.2, 320.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.858, 15.618, 24.623)`
Decimal	`8414598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806586, 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 #806586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #806586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806586; }
.text { color: #806586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 101 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806586, #86657b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #806586?: #806586 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 #806586?: The RGB value is 128, 101, 134: 128 red, 101 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806586?: The complementary color is #6B8665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806586?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.