What color is #81507F?

#81507F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magic Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81507F?

The RGB value is 129, 80, 127: 129 red, 80 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81507F?

The complementary color is #508152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81507F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81507F color

#81507F rgb(129, 80, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81507F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 31.4% green and 49.8% blue (129, 80, 127).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Magic Magenta (#7F4774), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#81507F color codes

HEX	`#81507F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 80, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 31.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.12, 28.45, -18.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.12, 33.71, 327.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.752, 11.937, 21.549)`
Decimal	`8474751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81507F, 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 #81507F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81507F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #81507F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81507f; }
.text { color: #81507f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81507f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 80 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81507f, #815066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #81507F?: #81507F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magic Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81507F?: The RGB value is 129, 80, 127: 129 red, 80 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81507F?: The complementary color is #508152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81507F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.