What color is #806EA0?

#806EA0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806EA0?

The RGB value is 128, 110, 160: 128 red, 110 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806EA0?

The complementary color is #8EA06E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806EA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806EA0 color

#806EA0 rgb(128, 110, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806EA0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 43.1% green and 62.7% blue (128, 110, 160).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#806EA0 color codes

HEX	`#806EA0`
RGB	`rgb(128, 110, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 43.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 31%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, 17.65, -24.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 30.1, 305.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.822, 18.279, 35.682)`
Decimal	`8416928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806EA0, 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 #806EA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806EA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #806EA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806ea0; }
.text { color: #806ea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806ea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 110 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806ea0, #996ea0); }

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Questions

What color is #806EA0?: #806EA0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806EA0?: The RGB value is 128, 110, 160: 128 red, 110 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806EA0?: The complementary color is #8EA06E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806EA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.