What color is #81749E?

#81749E 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 #81749E?

The RGB value is 129, 116, 158: 129 red, 116 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81749E?

The complementary color is #919E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81749E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81749E color

#81749E rgb(129, 116, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81749E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.5% green and 62% blue (129, 116, 158).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#81749E color codes

HEX	`#81749E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 116, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.41, 13.93, -20.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.41, 25.01, 303.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.469, 19.626, 34.998)`
Decimal	`8483998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81749E, 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 #81749E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81749E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #81749E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81749e; }
.text { color: #81749e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81749e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 116 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81749e, #96749e); }

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Questions

What color is #81749E?: #81749E 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 #81749E?: The RGB value is 129, 116, 158: 129 red, 116 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81749E?: The complementary color is #919E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81749E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.