What color is #822D71?

#822D71 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vixen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #822D71?

The RGB value is 130, 45, 113: 130 red, 45 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #822D71?

The complementary color is #2D823E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #822D71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#822D71 color

#822D71 rgb(130, 45, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #822D71 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 17.6% green and 44.3% blue (130, 45, 113).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 49% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vixen (#883377), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#822D71 color codes

HEX	`#822D71`
RGB	`rgb(130, 45, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 17.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 49%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 65%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.6, 44.66, -20.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.6, 49.34, 334.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.125, 7.816, 16.437)`
Decimal	`8531313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #822D71, 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 #822D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#822D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #822D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #822d71; }
.text { color: #822d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #822d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 45 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #822d71, #822d46); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #822D71?: #822D71 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vixen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #822D71?: The RGB value is 130, 45, 113: 130 red, 45 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #822D71?: The complementary color is #2D823E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #822D71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.