French Plum (#811453)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 9.73:1 — vs black: 2.16:1

Color values

  • HEX #811453
  • RGB rgb(129, 20, 83)
  • HSL hsl(325, 84%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 84.5, 35.66, 49.41 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #811453 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

French Plum
#811453 Base
#148142
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

French Plum
#811453 Base
#791481
#81141C
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

French Plum
#811453 Base
#538114
#145381
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

French Plum
#811453 Base
#1C8114
#148179
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

French Plum
#811453 Base
#817914
#148142
#141C81
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

French Plum
#811453 Base
#16030E
#3F0A28
#5E0F3C
#A4196A
#C31E7E
#E34BA3
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of French Plum, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#16030E
#2B071C
#410A2A
#560D37
#6C1145
French Plum #811453 Base
#BB1D78
#E13B9B
#EA75B8
#F3AFD6
#FCE9F4
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #811453. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #811453;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #811453;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #811453;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #811453,
        #17EB70
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #811453,
        #17EB70
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$french-plum: #811453;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$french-plum-r: 129;
$french-plum-g: 20;
$french-plum-b: 83;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $french-plum;
    color: rgba($french-plum-r, $french-plum-g, $french-plum-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How French Plum appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #811453 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #4A4A51 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #313153 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #7E2323 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #444444 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to French Plum ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

French Plum #811453 Base
Pansy Purple #78184A ΔE 2.41
Dark Raspberry #872657 ΔE 3.15
Boysenberry #873260 ΔE 5.19
Tyrian Purple #66023C ΔE 6.25

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.