What color is #80668D?

#80668D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80668D?

The RGB value is 128, 102, 141: 128 red, 102 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80668D?

The complementary color is #738D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80668D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80668D color

#80668D rgb(128, 102, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #80668D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 40% green and 55.3% blue (128, 102, 141).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#80668D color codes

HEX	`#80668D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 102, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 40%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 28%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.99, 18.03, -17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.99, 25.14, 315.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.46, 16.015, 27.313)`
Decimal	`8414861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80668D, 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 #80668D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80668D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #80668D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80668d; }
.text { color: #80668d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80668d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 102 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80668d, #8d6687); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #80668D?: #80668D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80668D?: The RGB value is 128, 102, 141: 128 red, 102 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80668D?: The complementary color is #738D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80668D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.