What color is #80778D?

#80778D 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 #80778D?

The RGB value is 128, 119, 141: 128 red, 119 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80778D?

The complementary color is #848D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80778D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80778D color

#80778D rgb(128, 119, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #80778D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 46.7% green and 55.3% blue (128, 119, 141).

Its hue angle is 265°, 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#80778D color codes

HEX	`#80778D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 119, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 46.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, 7.94, -10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 13.32, 306.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.306, 19.706, 27.928)`
Decimal	`8419213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80778D, 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 #80778D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80778D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #80778D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80778d; }
.text { color: #80778d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80778d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 119 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80778d, #8b778d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #80778D?: #80778D 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 #80778D?: The RGB value is 128, 119, 141: 128 red, 119 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80778D?: The complementary color is #848D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80778D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.