What color is #816C83?

#816C83 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816C83?

The RGB value is 129, 108, 131: 129 red, 108 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816C83?

The complementary color is #6E836C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816C83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816C83 color

#816C83 rgb(129, 108, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #816C83 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 42.4% green and 51.4% blue (129, 108, 131).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#816C83 color codes

HEX	`#816C83`
RGB	`rgb(129, 108, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 42.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.3, 12.68, -9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.3, 15.89, 322.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.512, 17.031, 23.78)`
Decimal	`8481923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816C83, 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 #816C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #816C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816c83; }
.text { color: #816c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 108 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816c83, #836c79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #816C83?: #816C83 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816C83?: The RGB value is 129, 108, 131: 129 red, 108 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816C83?: The complementary color is #6E836C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816C83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.