What color is #815F82?

#815F82 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #815F82?

The RGB value is 129, 95, 130: 129 red, 95 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815F82?

The complementary color is #60825F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815F82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815F82 color

#815F82 rgb(129, 95, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #815F82 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 37.3% green and 51% blue (129, 95, 130).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#815F82 color codes

HEX	`#815F82`
RGB	`rgb(129, 95, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 37.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 27%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.89, 20.21, -14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.89, 24.66, 325.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.174, 14.464, 23.002)`
Decimal	`8478594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815F82, 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 #815F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #815F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815f82; }
.text { color: #815f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 95 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815f82, #825f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #815F82?: #815F82 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #815F82?: The RGB value is 129, 95, 130: 129 red, 95 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815F82?: The complementary color is #60825F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815F82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.