What color is #825578?

#825578 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825578?

The RGB value is 130, 85, 120: 130 red, 85 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825578?

The complementary color is #55825F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825578?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825578 color

#825578 rgb(130, 85, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #825578 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 33.3% green and 47.1% blue (130, 85, 120).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#825578 color codes

HEX	`#825578`
RGB	`rgb(130, 85, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 33.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.15, 24.52, -12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.15, 27.39, 333.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.844, 12.6, 19.363)`
Decimal	`8541560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825578, 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 #825578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #825578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825578; }
.text { color: #825578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 85 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825578, #825562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #825578?: #825578 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825578?: The RGB value is 130, 85, 120: 130 red, 85 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825578?: The complementary color is #55825F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825578?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.