What color is #806684?

#806684 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 #806684?

The RGB value is 128, 102, 132: 128 red, 102 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806684?

The complementary color is #6A8466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806684?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806684 color

#806684 rgb(128, 102, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806684 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 40% green and 51.8% blue (128, 102, 132).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#806684 color codes

HEX	`#806684`
RGB	`rgb(128, 102, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 40%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.66, 16.09, -12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.66, 20.48, 321.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.818, 15.758, 23.928)`
Decimal	`8414852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806684, 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 #806684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #806684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806684; }
.text { color: #806684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 102 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806684, #846679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #806684?: #806684 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 #806684?: The RGB value is 128, 102, 132: 128 red, 102 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806684?: The complementary color is #6A8466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806684?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.