What color is #80669C?

#80669C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80669C?

The RGB value is 128, 102, 156: 128 red, 102 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80669C?

The complementary color is #829C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80669C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80669C color

#80669C rgb(128, 102, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #80669C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 40% green and 61.2% blue (128, 102, 156).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#80669C color codes

HEX	`#80669C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 102, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 40%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.61, 21.47, -25.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.61, 33.31, 310.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.653, 16.492, 33.594)`
Decimal	`8414876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80669C, 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 #80669C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80669C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #80669C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80669c; }
.text { color: #80669c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80669c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 102 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80669c, #9b669c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #80669C?: #80669C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80669C?: The RGB value is 128, 102, 156: 128 red, 102 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80669C?: The complementary color is #829C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80669C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.