What color is #81768F?

#81768F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81768F?

The RGB value is 129, 118, 143: 129 red, 118 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81768F?

The complementary color is #848F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81768F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81768F color

#81768F rgb(129, 118, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81768F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.3% green and 56.1% blue (129, 118, 143).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#81768F color codes

HEX	`#81768F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 118, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, 9.32, -12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 15.22, 307.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.489, 19.607, 28.686)`
Decimal	`8484495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81768F, 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 #81768F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81768F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #81768F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81768f; }
.text { color: #81768f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81768f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 118 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81768f, #8d768f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #81768F?: #81768F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81768F?: The RGB value is 129, 118, 143: 129 red, 118 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81768F?: The complementary color is #848F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81768F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.