What color is #825579?

#825579 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 #825579?

The RGB value is 130, 85, 121: 130 red, 85 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825579?

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

Is black or white text better on #825579?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825579 color

#825579 rgb(130, 85, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #825579 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 33.3% green and 47.5% blue (130, 85, 121).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#825579 color codes

HEX	`#825579`
RGB	`rgb(130, 85, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 33.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, 24.71, -12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 27.81, 332.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.905, 12.624, 19.684)`
Decimal	`8541561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825579, 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 #825579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #825579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825579; }
.text { color: #825579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 85 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825579, #825562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #825579?: #825579 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 #825579?: The RGB value is 130, 85, 121: 130 red, 85 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825579?: The complementary color is #55825E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825579?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.