What color is #80709D?

#80709D 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 #80709D?

The RGB value is 128, 112, 157: 128 red, 112 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80709D?

The complementary color is #8D9D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80709D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80709D color

#80709D rgb(128, 112, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #80709D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 43.9% green and 61.6% blue (128, 112, 157).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 19% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#80709D color codes

HEX	`#80709D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 112, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 43.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 19%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 29%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 29%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, 15.74, -22.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 27.06, 305.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.781, 18.612, 34.389)`
Decimal	`8417437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80709D, 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 #80709D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80709D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #80709D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80709d; }
.text { color: #80709d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80709d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 112 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80709d, #96709d); }

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Questions

What color is #80709D?: #80709D 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 #80709D?: The RGB value is 128, 112, 157: 128 red, 112 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80709D?: The complementary color is #8D9D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80709D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.