What color is #824177?

#824177 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #824177?

The RGB value is 130, 65, 119: 130 red, 65 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824177?

The complementary color is #41824C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824177 color

#824177 rgb(130, 65, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #824177 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 25.5% green and 46.7% blue (130, 65, 119).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bruise (#7E4071), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#824177 color codes

HEX	`#824177`
RGB	`rgb(130, 65, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 25.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.59, 35.72, -18.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.59, 40.26, 332.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.426, 9.859, 18.592)`
Decimal	`8536439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824177, 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 #824177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#824177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #824177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824177; }
.text { color: #824177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 65 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824177, #824156); }

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Questions

What color is #824177?: #824177 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #824177?: The RGB value is 130, 65, 119: 130 red, 65 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824177?: The complementary color is #41824C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.