What color is #806E8D?

#806E8D 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 #806E8D?

The RGB value is 128, 110, 141: 128 red, 110 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806E8D?

The complementary color is #7B8D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806E8D?

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.

#806E8D color

#806E8D rgb(128, 110, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806E8D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 43.1% green and 55.3% blue (128, 110, 141).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#806E8D color codes

HEX	`#806E8D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 110, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 43.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 22%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.09, 13.26, -14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.09, 19.53, 312.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.285, 17.664, 27.588)`
Decimal	`8416909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806E8D, 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 #806E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806E8D 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 #806E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806e8d; }
.text { color: #806e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 110 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806e8d, #8d6e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #806E8D?: #806E8D 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 #806E8D?: The RGB value is 128, 110, 141: 128 red, 110 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806E8D?: The complementary color is #7B8D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806E8D?: 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.