What color is #82457B?

#82457B is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magic Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82457B?

The RGB value is 130, 69, 123: 130 red, 69 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82457B?

The complementary color is #45824C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82457B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82457B color

#82457B rgb(130, 69, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82457B is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 27.1% green and 48.2% blue (130, 69, 123).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Magic Magenta (#7F4774), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#82457B color codes

HEX	`#82457B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 69, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 27.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.61, 34.27, -19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.61, 39.42, 330.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.909, 10.433, 19.964)`
Decimal	`8537467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82457B, 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 #82457B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82457B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #82457B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82457b; }
.text { color: #82457b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82457b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 69 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82457b, #82455d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #82457B?: #82457B is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magic Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82457B?: The RGB value is 130, 69, 123: 130 red, 69 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82457B?: The complementary color is #45824C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82457B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.