What color is #80768C?

#80768C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80768C?

The RGB value is 128, 118, 140: 128 red, 118 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80768C?

The complementary color is #828C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80768C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80768C color

#80768C rgb(128, 118, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #80768C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 46.3% green and 54.9% blue (128, 118, 140).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#80768C color codes

HEX	`#80768C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 118, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 46.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.2, 8.31, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.2, 13.44, 308.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.113, 19.44, 27.498)`
Decimal	`8418956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80768C, 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 #80768C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80768C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #80768C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80768c; }
.text { color: #80768c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80768c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 118 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80768c, #8b768c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #80768C?: #80768C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80768C?: The RGB value is 128, 118, 140: 128 red, 118 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80768C?: The complementary color is #828C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80768C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.