What color is #816986?

#816986 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 #816986?

The RGB value is 129, 105, 134: 129 red, 105 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816986?

The complementary color is #6E8669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816986?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816986 color

#816986 rgb(129, 105, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #816986 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 41.2% green and 52.5% blue (129, 105, 134).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#816986 color codes

HEX	`#816986`
RGB	`rgb(129, 105, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 41.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.61, 15.09, -12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.61, 19.53, 320.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.407, 16.492, 24.763)`
Decimal	`8481158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816986, 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 #816986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #816986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816986; }
.text { color: #816986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 105 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816986, #86697d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #816986?: #816986 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 #816986?: The RGB value is 129, 105, 134: 129 red, 105 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816986?: The complementary color is #6E8669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816986?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.