What color is #816296?

#816296 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816296?

The RGB value is 129, 98, 150: 129 red, 98 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816296?

The complementary color is #779662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816296?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816296 color

#816296 rgb(129, 98, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #816296 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 38.4% green and 58.8% blue (129, 98, 150).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#816296 color codes

HEX	`#816296`
RGB	`rgb(129, 98, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 38.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.45, 22.78, -23.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.45, 32.88, 313.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.925, 15.605, 30.863)`
Decimal	`8479382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816296, 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 #816296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #816296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816296; }
.text { color: #816296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 98 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816296, #966291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #816296?: #816296 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816296?: The RGB value is 129, 98, 150: 129 red, 98 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816296?: The complementary color is #779662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816296?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.