What color is #80788E?

#80788E 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 #80788E?

The RGB value is 128, 120, 142: 128 red, 120 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80788E?

The complementary color is #868E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80788E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80788E color

#80788E rgb(128, 120, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #80788E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.1% green and 55.7% blue (128, 120, 142).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#80788E color codes

HEX	`#80788E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 120, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, 7.57, -10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 13.2, 305)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.5, 19.975, 28.362)`
Decimal	`8419470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80788E, 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 #80788E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80788E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #80788E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80788e; }
.text { color: #80788e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80788e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 120 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80788e, #8b788e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #80788E?: #80788E 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 #80788E?: The RGB value is 128, 120, 142: 128 red, 120 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80788E?: The complementary color is #868E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80788E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.