What color is #806787?

#806787 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 #806787?

The RGB value is 128, 103, 135: 128 red, 103 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806787?

The complementary color is #6E8767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806787?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806787 color

#806787 rgb(128, 103, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806787 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 40.4% green and 52.9% blue (128, 103, 135).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% 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 4.99:1).

#806787 color codes

HEX	`#806787`
RGB	`rgb(128, 103, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 40.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 24%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.03, 16.13, -13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.03, 21.29, 319.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.125, 16.039, 25.058)`
Decimal	`8415111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806787, 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 #806787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #806787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806787; }
.text { color: #806787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 103 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806787, #87677e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #806787?: #806787 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 #806787?: The RGB value is 128, 103, 135: 128 red, 103 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806787?: The complementary color is #6E8767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806787?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.