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#806198 Color

#806198 is rgb(128, 97, 152) in RGB, hsl(274, 22%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 36%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#806198
HEX#806198
RGBrgb(128, 97, 152)
HSLhsl(274, 22%, 49%)
HSVhsv(274, 36%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 36%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.09 309.5)
LABlab(46.01% 21.14 -25.39)
LCHlch(46.01% 33.04 309.79)

What #806198 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 #806198, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 6.2Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.21Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.67Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.2Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.74Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 10.92

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

#806198 Channel Values

How #806198 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 97 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 22% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 36% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.15:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #806198 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 text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #806198 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #806198

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #806198; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#806198
Complementary
#799861
Analogous
#656198
Analogous
#986195
Triadic
#988161
Triadic
#619881
Split comp.
#959861
Split comp.
#619865

Tints & Shades of #806198

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.

Tints

#9276A7
#A38CB5
#B5A2C3
#C6B7D1
#D7CDDF
#E9E3ED

Shades

#715686
#5E4870
#4F3C5D
#3C2E48
#2D2235
#1A141F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #806198.

How #806198 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#806198
Protanopia#676798
Protanomaly#726598
Deuteranopia#6C6C97
Deuteranomaly#756898
Tritanopia#796A6A
Tritanomaly#7C677F
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #806198 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-806198: #806198;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #806198;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-806198': '#806198' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.380, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_806198">#806198</color>
SVG fillfill="#806198"

More Purple Colors

#806198 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#806198 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #806198?

#806198 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 97, 152) in RGB and hsl(274, 22%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.2.

What is the RGB value of #806198?

#806198 is rgb(128, 97, 152) — red 128, green 97, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #806198?

#806198 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 36%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #806198 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #806198 scores 5.15:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #806198 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #806198 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 23.42, which is visibly different.

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