What color is #824169?

#824169 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #824169?

The RGB value is 130, 65, 105: 130 red, 65 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824169?

The complementary color is #41825A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824169?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824169 color

#824169 rgb(130, 65, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #824169 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 25.5% green and 41.2% blue (130, 65, 105).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#824169 color codes

HEX	`#824169`
RGB	`rgb(130, 65, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 25.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.02, 33.29, -10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.02, 34.97, 342.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.646, 9.547, 14.486)`
Decimal	`8536425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824169, 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 #824169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#824169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #824169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824169; }
.text { color: #824169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 65 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824169, #824148); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #824169?: #824169 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #824169?: The RGB value is 130, 65, 105: 130 red, 65 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824169?: The complementary color is #41825A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824169?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.