What color is #80749A?

#80749A 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 #80749A?

The RGB value is 128, 116, 154: 128 red, 116 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80749A?

The complementary color is #8E9A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80749A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80749A color

#80749A rgb(128, 116, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #80749A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.5% green and 60.4% blue (128, 116, 154).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#80749A color codes

HEX	`#80749A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 116, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 45.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 25%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.17, 12.66, -18.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.17, 22.68, 303.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.979, 19.413, 33.207)`
Decimal	`8418458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80749A, 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 #80749A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80749A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #80749A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80749a; }
.text { color: #80749a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80749a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 116 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80749a, #93749a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #80749A?: #80749A 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 #80749A?: The RGB value is 128, 116, 154: 128 red, 116 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80749A?: The complementary color is #8E9A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80749A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.