What color is #815A79?

#815A79 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 #815A79?

The RGB value is 129, 90, 121: 129 red, 90 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815A79?

The complementary color is #5A8162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815A79 color

#815A79 rgb(129, 90, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #815A79 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 35.3% green and 47.5% blue (129, 90, 121).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 6% 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 5.72:1).

#815A79 color codes

HEX	`#815A79`
RGB	`rgb(129, 90, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 35.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.3, 21.39, -11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.3, 24.09, 332.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.16, 13.361, 19.813)`
Decimal	`8477305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815A79, 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 #815A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #815A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815a79; }
.text { color: #815a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 90 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815a79, #815a65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #815A79?: #815A79 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 #815A79?: The RGB value is 129, 90, 121: 129 red, 90 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815A79?: The complementary color is #5A8162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.