What color is #81467F?

#81467F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81467F?

The RGB value is 129, 70, 127: 129 red, 70 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81467F?

The complementary color is #468148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81467F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81467F color

#81467F rgb(129, 70, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81467F is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 27.5% green and 49.8% blue (129, 70, 127).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Prunella (#864788), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#81467F color codes

HEX	`#81467F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 70, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 27.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.86, 34.16, -21.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.86, 40.39, 327.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.074, 10.581, 21.323)`
Decimal	`8472191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81467F, 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 #81467F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81467F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #81467F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81467f; }
.text { color: #81467f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81467f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 70 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81467f, #814662); }

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Questions

What color is #81467F?: #81467F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81467F?: The RGB value is 129, 70, 127: 129 red, 70 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81467F?: The complementary color is #468148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81467F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.