What color is #806CA8?

#806CA8 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806CA8?

The RGB value is 128, 108, 168: 128 red, 108 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806CA8?

The complementary color is #94A86C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806CA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806CA8 color

#806CA8 rgb(128, 108, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806CA8 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 42.4% green and 65.9% blue (128, 108, 168).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#806CA8 color codes

HEX	`#806CA8`
RGB	`rgb(128, 108, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 42.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 36%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 36%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.67, 20.8, -29.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.67, 35.95, 305.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.331, 18.141, 39.416)`
Decimal	`8416424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806CA8, 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 #806CA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806CA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	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 #806CA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806ca8; }
.text { color: #806ca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806ca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 108 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806ca8, #9e6ca8); }

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Questions

What color is #806CA8?: #806CA8 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806CA8?: The RGB value is 128, 108, 168: 128 red, 108 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806CA8?: The complementary color is #94A86C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806CA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.