What color is #806B81?

#806B81 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 #806B81?

The RGB value is 128, 107, 129: 128 red, 107 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806B81?

The complementary color is #6C816B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806B81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806B81 color

#806B81 rgb(128, 107, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806B81 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 42% green and 50.6% blue (128, 107, 129).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% 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 4.84:1).

#806B81 color codes

HEX	`#806B81`
RGB	`rgb(128, 107, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 42%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.87, 12.49, -9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.87, 15.42, 324.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.122, 16.69, 23.031)`
Decimal	`8416129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806B81, 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 #806B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #806B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806b81; }
.text { color: #806b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 107 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806b81, #816b77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #806B81?: #806B81 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 #806B81?: The RGB value is 128, 107, 129: 128 red, 107 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806B81?: The complementary color is #6C816B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806B81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.