What color is #825588?

#825588 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 #825588?

The RGB value is 130, 85, 136: 130 red, 85 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825588?

The complementary color is #5B8855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825588?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825588 color

#825588 rgb(130, 85, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #825588 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 33.3% green and 53.3% blue (130, 85, 136).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 23% 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#825588 color codes

HEX	`#825588`
RGB	`rgb(130, 85, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 33.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 38%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 38%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.79, 27.72, -20.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.79, 34.75, 322.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.898, 13.021, 24.911)`
Decimal	`8541576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825588, 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 #825588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #825588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825588; }
.text { color: #825588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 85 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825588, #885574); }

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Questions

What color is #825588?: #825588 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 #825588?: The RGB value is 130, 85, 136: 130 red, 85 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825588?: The complementary color is #5B8855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825588?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.