What color is #806A7F?

#806A7F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806A7F?

The RGB value is 128, 106, 127: 128 red, 106 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806A7F?

The complementary color is #6A806B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806A7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806A7F color

#806A7F rgb(128, 106, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806A7F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 41.6% green and 49.8% blue (128, 106, 127).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#806A7F color codes

HEX	`#806A7F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 106, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 41.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 1%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.53, 12.68, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.53, 15.18, 326.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.886, 16.43, 22.304)`
Decimal	`8415871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806A7F, 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 #806A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #806A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806a7f; }
.text { color: #806a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 106 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806a7f, #806a74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #806A7F?: #806A7F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806A7F?: The RGB value is 128, 106, 127: 128 red, 106 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806A7F?: The complementary color is #6A806B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806A7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.