What color is #806899?

#806899 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806899?

The RGB value is 128, 104, 153: 128 red, 104 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806899?

The complementary color is #819968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806899?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806899 color

#806899 rgb(128, 104, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806899 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 40.8% green and 60% blue (128, 104, 153).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#806899 color codes

HEX	`#806899`
RGB	`rgb(128, 104, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 40.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 32%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.99, 19.57, -23.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.99, 30.28, 310.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.601, 16.79, 32.339)`
Decimal	`8415385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806899, 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 #806899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #806899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806899; }
.text { color: #806899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 104 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806899, #986899); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #806899?: #806899 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806899?: The RGB value is 128, 104, 153: 128 red, 104 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806899?: The complementary color is #819968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806899?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.