What color is #815C81?

#815C81 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 #815C81?

The RGB value is 129, 92, 129: 129 red, 92 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815C81?

The complementary color is #5C815C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815C81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815C81 color

#815C81 rgb(129, 92, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #815C81 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 36.1% green and 50.6% blue (129, 92, 129).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#815C81 color codes

HEX	`#815C81`
RGB	`rgb(129, 92, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 36.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.1, 21.79, -14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.1, 26.3, 325.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.842, 13.907, 22.562)`
Decimal	`8477825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815C81, 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 #815C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #815C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815c81; }
.text { color: #815c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 92 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815c81, #815c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #815C81?: #815C81 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 #815C81?: The RGB value is 129, 92, 129: 129 red, 92 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815C81?: The complementary color is #5C815C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815C81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.