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#806090 Color

#806090 is rgb(128, 96, 144) in RGB, hsl(280, 20%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#806090
HEX#806090
RGBrgb(128, 96, 144)
HSLhsl(280, 20%, 47%)
HSVhsv(280, 33%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(54% 0.082 314.1)
LABlab(45.47% 20.32 -21.47)
LCHlch(45.47% 29.56 313.42)

What #806090 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #806090, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#806090 Channel Values

How #806090 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 128 · G 96 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 20% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 33% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #806090 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #806090

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #806090; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #806090

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #806090.

How #806090 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#806090
Protanopia#666690
Protanomaly#716490
Deuteranopia#6C6C8F
Deuteranomaly#746790
Tritanopia#7A6868
Tritanomaly#7D657A
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #806090 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-806090: #806090;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #806090;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-806090': '#806090' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.376, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_806090">#806090</color>
SVG fillfill="#806090"

More Purple Colors

#806090 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#806090 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #806090?

#806090 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 96, 144) in RGB and hsl(280, 20%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.95.

What is the RGB value of #806090?

#806090 is rgb(128, 96, 144) — red 128, green 96, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #806090?

#806090 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #806090 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #806090 scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #806090 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #806090 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 26.16, which is a different colour altogether.

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