What color is #8220A2?

#8220A2 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orb of Discord. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8220A2?

The RGB value is 130, 32, 162: 130 red, 32 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8220A2?

The complementary color is #40A220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8220A2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8220A2 color

#8220A2 rgb(130, 32, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8220A2 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 12.5% green and 63.5% blue (130, 32, 162).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 67% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Orb of Discord (#772299), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#8220A2 color codes

HEX	`#8220A2`
RGB	`rgb(130, 32, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 12.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 67%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 80%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 80%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.78, 58.59, -49.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.78, 76.62, 319.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.243, 8.388, 34.939)`
Decimal	`8528034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8220A2, 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 #8220A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8220A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8220A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8220a2; }
.text { color: #8220a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8220a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 32 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8220a2, #a22081); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8220A2?: #8220A2 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orb of Discord. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8220A2?: The RGB value is 130, 32, 162: 130 red, 32 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8220A2?: The complementary color is #40A220, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8220A2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.