What color is #81567C?

#81567C 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 #81567C?

The RGB value is 129, 86, 124: 129 red, 86 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81567C?

The complementary color is #56815B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81567C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81567C color

#81567C rgb(129, 86, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81567C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 33.7% green and 48.6% blue (129, 86, 124).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 4% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#81567C color codes

HEX	`#81567C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 86, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 33.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.43, 24.34, -14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.43, 28.2, 329.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.019, 12.779, 20.688)`
Decimal	`8476284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81567C, 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 #81567C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81567C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #81567C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81567c; }
.text { color: #81567c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81567c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 86 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81567c, #815666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #81567C?: #81567C 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 #81567C?: The RGB value is 129, 86, 124: 129 red, 86 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81567C?: The complementary color is #56815B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81567C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.