What color is #815580?

#815580 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #815580?

The RGB value is 129, 85, 128: 129 red, 85 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815580?

The complementary color is #558156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815580?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815580 color

#815580 rgb(129, 85, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #815580 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 33.3% green and 50.2% blue (129, 85, 128).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#815580 color codes

HEX	`#815580`
RGB	`rgb(129, 85, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 33.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.34, 25.73, -16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.34, 30.73, 326.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.198, 12.723, 22.021)`
Decimal	`8476032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815580, 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 #815580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #815580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815580; }
.text { color: #815580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 85 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815580, #81556a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #815580?: #815580 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #815580?: The RGB value is 129, 85, 128: 129 red, 85 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815580?: The complementary color is #558156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815580?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.