#805999

Color #805999

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#805999

RGB

rgb(128, 89, 153)

HSL

hsl(276.6, 26.4%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.6, 41.8%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 41.8%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(44.28, 28.48, -28.87)

LCH

lch(44.28, 40.55, 314.61)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.1062, 311.22)

HWB

hwb(276.6, 34.9%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#729959

Analogous

#605999

#805999

#995992

Triadic

#805999

#998059

#599980

Split-complementary

#805999

#929959

#599960

Tetradic

#805999

#995972

#729959

#599980

Square

#805999

#996059

#729959

#599299

Shades

Color #805999 mixed toward black.

#6b4a80

#553b66

#402d4d

#2b1e33

#150f1a

Tints

Color #805999 mixed toward white.

#9672ad

#ab8ebd

#c0aace

#d5c7de

#eae3ef

Tones

Color #805999 mixed toward gray.

#7f5e94

#7e648e

#7d6989

#7b6e84

#7a747e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.81:1

White text reads better on this background (5.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71718d · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#73768a · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#7e8280 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 22.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #805999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#805999]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#805999 (#805999) is rgb(128, 89, 153) in RGB.

No, #805999 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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