What color is #8253C2?

#8253C2 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8253C2?

The RGB value is 130, 83, 194: 130 red, 83 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8253C2?

The complementary color is #93C253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8253C2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8253C2 color

#8253C2 rgb(130, 83, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8253C2 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 32.5% green and 76.1% blue (130, 83, 194).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 48% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#8253C2 color codes

HEX	`#8253C2`
RGB	`rgb(130, 83, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 32.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 48%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 57%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 57%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, 42.51, -51.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 66.55, 309.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.034, 14.827, 52.73)`
Decimal	`8541122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8253C2, 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 #8253C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8253C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #8253C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8253c2; }
.text { color: #8253c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8253c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 83 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8253c2, #ba53c2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8253C2?: #8253C2 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8253C2?: The RGB value is 130, 83, 194: 130 red, 83 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8253C2?: The complementary color is #93C253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8253C2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.