What color is #8181A3?

#8181A3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8181A3?

The RGB value is 129, 129, 163: 129 red, 129 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8181A3?

The complementary color is #A3A381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8181A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8181A3 color

#8181A3 rgb(129, 129, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8181A3 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 50.6% green and 63.9% blue (129, 129, 163).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#8181A3 color codes

HEX	`#8181A3`
RGB	`rgb(129, 129, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 50.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, 7.48, -18.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 19.55, 292.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.513, 23.012, 37.846)`
Decimal	`8487331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8181A3, 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 #8181A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8181A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #8181A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8181a3; }
.text { color: #8181a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8181a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 129 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8181a3, #9281a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8181A3?: #8181A3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8181A3?: The RGB value is 129, 129, 163: 129 red, 129 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8181A3?: The complementary color is #A3A381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8181A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.