What color is #816C90?

#816C90 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816C90?

The RGB value is 129, 108, 144: 129 red, 108 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816C90?

The complementary color is #7B906C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816C90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816C90 color

#816C90 rgb(129, 108, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #816C90 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 42.4% green and 56.5% blue (129, 108, 144).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#816C90 color codes

HEX	`#816C90`
RGB	`rgb(129, 108, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 42.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 25%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.77, 15.47, -16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.77, 22.68, 313)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.449, 17.406, 28.715)`
Decimal	`8481936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816C90, 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 #816C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #816C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816c90; }
.text { color: #816c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 108 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816c90, #906c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #816C90?: #816C90 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816C90?: The RGB value is 129, 108, 144: 129 red, 108 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816C90?: The complementary color is #7B906C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816C90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.