What color is #81758E?

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

What is the RGB value of #81758E?

The RGB value is 129, 117, 142: 129 red, 117 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81758E?

The complementary color is #828E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81758E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81758E color

#81758E rgb(129, 117, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81758E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green and 55.7% blue (129, 117, 142).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#81758E color codes

HEX	`#81758E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 117, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 18%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, 9.69, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 15.34, 309.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.296, 19.343, 28.25)`
Decimal	`8484238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81758E, 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 #81758E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81758E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #81758E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81758e; }
.text { color: #81758e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81758e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 117 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81758e, #8d758e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #81758E?: #81758E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81758E?: The RGB value is 129, 117, 142: 129 red, 117 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81758E?: The complementary color is #828E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81758E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.