What color is #806F92?

#806F92 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 #806F92?

The RGB value is 128, 111, 146: 128 red, 111 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806F92?

The complementary color is #81926F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806F92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806F92 color

#806F92 rgb(128, 111, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #806F92 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 43.5% green and 57.3% blue (128, 111, 146).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#806F92 color codes

HEX	`#806F92`
RGB	`rgb(128, 111, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 43.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, 13.78, -16.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 21.58, 309.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.774, 18.033, 29.628)`
Decimal	`8417170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806F92, 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 #806F92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806F92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #806F92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806f92; }
.text { color: #806f92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806f92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 111 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806f92, #916f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #806F92?: #806F92 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 #806F92?: The RGB value is 128, 111, 146: 128 red, 111 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806F92?: The complementary color is #81926F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806F92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.