What color is #81577B?

#81577B 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 #81577B?

The RGB value is 129, 87, 123: 129 red, 87 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81577B?

The complementary color is #57815D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81577B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81577B color

#81577B rgb(129, 87, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81577B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 34.1% green and 48.2% blue (129, 87, 123).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#81577B color codes

HEX	`#81577B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 87, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 34.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.63, 23.55, -13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.63, 27.06, 330.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.036, 12.914, 20.383)`
Decimal	`8476539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81577B, 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 #81577B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81577B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #81577B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81577b; }
.text { color: #81577b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81577b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 87 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81577b, #815766); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #81577B?: #81577B 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 #81577B?: The RGB value is 129, 87, 123: 129 red, 87 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81577B?: The complementary color is #57815D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81577B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.