What color is #806EAC?

#806EAC 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 #806EAC?

The RGB value is 128, 110, 172: 128 red, 110 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806EAC?

The complementary color is #9AAC6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806EAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806EAC color

#806EAC rgb(128, 110, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806EAC is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 43.1% green and 67.5% blue (128, 110, 172).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 27% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#806EAC color codes

HEX	`#806EAC`
RGB	`rgb(128, 110, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 43.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 27%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 36%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 36%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, 20.61, -30.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 36.87, 303.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.923, 18.719, 41.48)`
Decimal	`8416940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806EAC, 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 #806EAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#806EAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #806EAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806eac; }
.text { color: #806eac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806eac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 110 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806eac, #9f6eac); }

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Questions

What color is #806EAC?: #806EAC 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 #806EAC?: The RGB value is 128, 110, 172: 128 red, 110 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806EAC?: The complementary color is #9AAC6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806EAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.