What color is #824496?

#824496 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #824496?

The RGB value is 130, 68, 150: 130 red, 68 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824496?

The complementary color is #589644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824496?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824496 color

#824496 rgb(130, 68, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #824496 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 26.7% green and 58.8% blue (130, 68, 150).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 38% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Pleasures (#81459E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#824496 color codes

HEX	`#824496`
RGB	`rgb(130, 68, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 26.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 38%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 55%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 55%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.72, 40.31, -34.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.72, 52.88, 319.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.777, 11.083, 30.104)`
Decimal	`8537238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824496, 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 #824496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#824496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #824496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824496; }
.text { color: #824496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 68 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824496, #964481); }

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Questions

What color is #824496?: #824496 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #824496?: The RGB value is 130, 68, 150: 130 red, 68 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824496?: The complementary color is #589644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824496?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.