What color is #823B76?

#823B76 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 #823B76?

The RGB value is 130, 59, 118: 130 red, 59 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #823B76?

The complementary color is #3B8247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #823B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#823B76 color

#823B76 rgb(130, 59, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #823B76 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 23.1% green and 46.3% blue (130, 59, 118).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 38% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vixen (#883377), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#823B76 color codes

HEX	`#823B76`
RGB	`rgb(130, 59, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 23.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 38%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 55%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.33, 38.73, -19.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.33, 43.54, 332.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.04, 9.183, 18.169)`
Decimal	`8534902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #823B76, 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 #823B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#823B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #823B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #823b76; }
.text { color: #823b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #823b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 59 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #823b76, #823b53); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #823B76?: #823B76 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 #823B76?: The RGB value is 130, 59, 118: 130 red, 59 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #823B76?: The complementary color is #3B8247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #823B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.