What color is #815F92?

#815F92 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 #815F92?

The RGB value is 129, 95, 146: 129 red, 95 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815F92?

The complementary color is #70925F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815F92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815F92 color

#815F92 rgb(129, 95, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #815F92 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 37.3% green and 57.3% blue (129, 95, 146).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#815F92 color codes

HEX	`#815F92`
RGB	`rgb(129, 95, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 37.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.53, 23.66, -22.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.53, 32.81, 316.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.333, 14.927, 29.104)`
Decimal	`8478610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815F92, 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 #815F92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815F92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #815F92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815f92; }
.text { color: #815f92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815f92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 95 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815f92, #925f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #815F92?: #815F92 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 #815F92?: The RGB value is 129, 95, 146: 129 red, 95 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815F92?: The complementary color is #70925F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815F92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.