What color is #813C95?

#813C95 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #813C95?

The RGB value is 129, 60, 149: 129 red, 60 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #813C95?

The complementary color is #50953C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #813C95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#813C95 color

#813C95 rgb(129, 60, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #813C95 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 23.5% green and 58.4% blue (129, 60, 149).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 43% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Purple Pleasures (#81459E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#813C95 color codes

HEX	`#813C95`
RGB	`rgb(129, 60, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 23.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 43%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 60%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 60%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.97, 44, -36.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.97, 57.1, 320.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.093, 10.069, 29.524)`
Decimal	`8469653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #813C95, 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 #813C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#813C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	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 #813C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #813c95; }
.text { color: #813c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #813c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 60 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #813c95, #953c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #813C95?: #813C95 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #813C95?: The RGB value is 129, 60, 149: 129 red, 60 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #813C95?: The complementary color is #50953C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #813C95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.