What color is #825488?

#825488 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825488?

The RGB value is 130, 84, 136: 130 red, 84 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825488?

The complementary color is #5A8854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825488?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825488 color

#825488 rgb(130, 84, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #825488 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 32.9% green and 53.3% blue (130, 84, 136).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#825488 color codes

HEX	`#825488`
RGB	`rgb(130, 84, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 32.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 38%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 38%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.56, 28.31, -21.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.56, 35.43, 323.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.82, 12.865, 24.885)`
Decimal	`8541320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825488, 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 #825488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #825488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825488; }
.text { color: #825488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 84 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825488, #885474); }

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Questions

What color is #825488?: #825488 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825488?: The RGB value is 130, 84, 136: 130 red, 84 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825488?: The complementary color is #5A8854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825488?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.