What color is #81758C?

#81758C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81758C?

The RGB value is 129, 117, 140: 129 red, 117 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81758C?

The complementary color is #808C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81758C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81758C color

#81758C rgb(129, 117, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81758C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green and 54.9% blue (129, 117, 140).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#81758C color codes

HEX	`#81758C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 117, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.02, 9.26, -10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.02, 14.24, 310.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.147, 19.283, 27.467)`
Decimal	`8484236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81758C, 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 #81758C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81758C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #81758C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81758c; }
.text { color: #81758c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81758c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 117 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81758c, #8c758b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #81758C?: #81758C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81758C?: The RGB value is 129, 117, 140: 129 red, 117 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81758C?: The complementary color is #808C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81758C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.