What color is #82238F?

#82238F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Hello Darkness My Old Friend. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82238F?

The RGB value is 130, 35, 143: 130 red, 35 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82238F?

The complementary color is #308F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82238F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82238F color

#82238F rgb(130, 35, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82238F is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 13.7% green and 56.1% blue (130, 35, 143).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 61% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hello Darkness My Old Friend (#802280), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#82238F color codes

HEX	`#82238F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 35, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 13.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 61%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 76%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 76%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.84, 53.95, -39.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.84, 66.75, 323.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.764, 7.932, 26.735)`
Decimal	`8528783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82238F, 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 #82238F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#82238F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #82238F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82238f; }
.text { color: #82238f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82238f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 35 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82238f, #8f2366); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82238F?: #82238F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Hello Darkness My Old Friend. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82238F?: The RGB value is 130, 35, 143: 130 red, 35 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82238F?: The complementary color is #308F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82238F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.