What color is #815D85?

#815D85 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 #815D85?

The RGB value is 129, 93, 133: 129 red, 93 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815D85?

The complementary color is #61855D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815D85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815D85 color

#815D85 rgb(129, 93, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #815D85 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 36.5% green and 52.2% blue (129, 93, 133).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 30% 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 5.47:1).

#815D85 color codes

HEX	`#815D85`
RGB	`rgb(129, 93, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 36.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 30%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.5, 22.03, -16.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.5, 27.54, 323.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.201, 14.19, 24.019)`
Decimal	`8478085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815D85, 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 #815D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #815D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815d85; }
.text { color: #815d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 93 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815d85, #855d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #815D85?: #815D85 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 #815D85?: The RGB value is 129, 93, 133: 129 red, 93 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815D85?: The complementary color is #61855D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815D85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.