What color is #81789F?

#81789F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81789F?

The RGB value is 129, 120, 159: 129 red, 120 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81789F?

The complementary color is #969F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81789F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81789F color

#81789F rgb(129, 120, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #81789F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.1% green and 62.4% blue (129, 120, 159).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#81789F color codes

HEX	`#81789F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 120, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, 11.81, -19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 22.94, 300.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.026, 20.603, 35.611)`
Decimal	`8485023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81789F, 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 #81789F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81789F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #81789F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81789f; }
.text { color: #81789f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81789f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 120 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81789f, #94789f); }

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Questions

What color is #81789F?: #81789F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81789F?: The RGB value is 129, 120, 159: 129 red, 120 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81789F?: The complementary color is #969F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81789F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.