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#815A75 Color

#815A75 is rgb(129, 90, 117) in RGB, hsl(318, 18%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#815A75
HEX#815A75
RGBrgb(129, 90, 117)
HSLhsl(318, 18%, 43%)
HSVhsv(318, 30%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.064 338.4)
LABlab(43.20% 19.90 -8.66)
LCHlch(43.20% 21.70 336.49)

What #815A75 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #815A75, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#815A75 Channel Values

How #815A75 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 129 · G 90 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 18% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 30% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 9% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.75:1 vs white · 3.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #815A75 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #815A75

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #815A75; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #815A75

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #815A75 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#815A75
Protanopia#626275
Protanomaly#705F75
Deuteranopia#696974
Deuteranomaly#736374
Tritanopia#7E5E5E
Tritanomaly#7F5C68
Achromatopsia#666666

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Using #815A75 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-815a75: #815A75;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #815A75;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-815a75': '#815A75' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.353, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_815a75">#815A75</color>
SVG fillfill="#815A75"

More Pink Colors

#815A75 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#815A75 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #815A75?

#815A75 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(129, 90, 117) in RGB and hsl(318, 18%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.01.

What is the RGB value of #815A75?

#815A75 is rgb(129, 90, 117) — red 129, green 90, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #815A75?

#815A75 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #815A75 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #815A75 scores 5.75:1 against white and 3.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #815A75 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #815A75 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 21.73, which is visibly different.

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