What color is #806D94?

#806D94 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 #806D94?

The RGB value is 128, 109, 148: 128 red, 109 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806D94?

The complementary color is #81946D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806D94?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806D94 color

#806D94 rgb(128, 109, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806D94 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 42.7% green and 58% blue (128, 109, 148).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#806D94 color codes

HEX	`#806D94`
RGB	`rgb(128, 109, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 42.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.09, 15.43, -18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.09, 24.07, 309.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.715, 17.665, 30.382)`
Decimal	`8416660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806D94, 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 #806D94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806D94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #806D94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806d94; }
.text { color: #806d94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806d94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 109 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806d94, #946d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #806D94?: #806D94 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 #806D94?: The RGB value is 128, 109, 148: 128 red, 109 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806D94?: The complementary color is #81946D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806D94?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.