What color is #81709F?

#81709F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81709F?

The RGB value is 129, 112, 159: 129 red, 112 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81709F?

The complementary color is #8E9F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81709F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81709F color

#81709F rgb(129, 112, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81709F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 43.9% green and 62.4% blue (129, 112, 159).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#81709F color codes

HEX	`#81709F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 112, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 43.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 30%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.4, 16.55, -22.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.4, 28.26, 305.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.104, 18.759, 35.303)`
Decimal	`8482975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81709F, 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 #81709F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81709F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #81709F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81709f; }
.text { color: #81709f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81709f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 112 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81709f, #98709f); }

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Questions

What color is #81709F?: #81709F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81709F?: The RGB value is 129, 112, 159: 129 red, 112 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81709F?: The complementary color is #8E9F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81709F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.