What color is #816FAA?

#816FAA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816FAA?

The RGB value is 129, 111, 170: 129 red, 111 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816FAA?

The complementary color is #98AA6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816FAA color

#816FAA rgb(129, 111, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #816FAA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 43.5% green and 66.7% blue (129, 111, 170).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#816FAA color codes

HEX	`#816FAA`
RGB	`rgb(129, 111, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 43.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.61, 19.82, -29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.61, 35.13, 304.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.992, 18.938, 40.519)`
Decimal	`8482730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816FAA, 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 #816FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#816FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	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 #816FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816faa; }
.text { color: #816faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 111 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816faa, #9f6faa); }

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Questions

What color is #816FAA?: #816FAA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816FAA?: The RGB value is 129, 111, 170: 129 red, 111 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816FAA?: The complementary color is #98AA6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.