What color is #816183?

#816183 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 #816183?

The RGB value is 129, 97, 131: 129 red, 97 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816183?

The complementary color is #638361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816183?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816183 color

#816183 rgb(129, 97, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #816183 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 38% green and 51.4% blue (129, 97, 131).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#816183 color codes

HEX	`#816183`
RGB	`rgb(129, 97, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 38%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 26%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.44, 19.23, -13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.44, 23.73, 324.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.424, 14.856, 23.418)`
Decimal	`8479107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816183, 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 #816183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #816183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816183; }
.text { color: #816183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 97 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816183, #836174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #816183?: #816183 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 #816183?: The RGB value is 129, 97, 131: 129 red, 97 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816183?: The complementary color is #638361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816183?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.