What color is #815884?

#815884 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 #815884?

The RGB value is 129, 88, 132: 129 red, 88 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815884?

The complementary color is #5B8458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815884?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815884 color

#815884 rgb(129, 88, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #815884 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 34.5% green and 51.8% blue (129, 88, 132).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#815884 color codes

HEX	`#815884`
RGB	`rgb(129, 88, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 34.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 33%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.23, 24.78, -17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.23, 30.55, 324.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.707, 13.313, 23.515)`
Decimal	`8476804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815884, 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 #815884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #815884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815884; }
.text { color: #815884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 88 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815884, #845871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #815884?: #815884 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 #815884?: The RGB value is 129, 88, 132: 129 red, 88 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815884?: The complementary color is #5B8458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815884?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.