What color is #81537A?

#81537A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81537A?

The RGB value is 129, 83, 122: 129 red, 83 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81537A?

The complementary color is #53815A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81537A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81537A color

#81537A rgb(129, 83, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81537A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 32.5% green and 47.8% blue (129, 83, 122).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#81537A color codes

HEX	`#81537A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 83, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 32.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.63, 25.72, -14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.63, 29.4, 331.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.659, 12.259, 19.95)`
Decimal	`8475514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81537A, 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 #81537A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81537A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #81537A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81537a; }
.text { color: #81537a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81537a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 83 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81537a, #815363); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #81537A?: #81537A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81537A?: The RGB value is 129, 83, 122: 129 red, 83 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81537A?: The complementary color is #53815A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81537A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.