What color is #81597E?

#81597E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81597E?

The RGB value is 129, 89, 126: 129 red, 89 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81597E?

The complementary color is #59815C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81597E?

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.

#81597E color

#81597E rgb(129, 89, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81597E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 34.9% green and 49.4% blue (129, 89, 126).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#81597E color codes

HEX	`#81597E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 89, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 34.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.24, 22.97, -14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.24, 27.01, 328.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.391, 13.319, 21.442)`
Decimal	`8477054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81597E, 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 #81597E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81597E 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 #81597E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81597e; }
.text { color: #81597e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81597e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 89 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81597e, #81596a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #81597E?: #81597E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81597E?: The RGB value is 129, 89, 126: 129 red, 89 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81597E?: The complementary color is #59815C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81597E?: 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.