What color is #82559D?

#82559D is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82559D?

The RGB value is 130, 85, 157: 130 red, 85 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82559D?

The complementary color is #709D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82559D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82559D color

#82559D rgb(130, 85, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82559D is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 33.3% green and 61.6% blue (130, 85, 157).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 30% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#82559D color codes

HEX	`#82559D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 85, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 33.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 30%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 46%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 46%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.77, 32.35, -32.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.77, 45.54, 315.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.539, 13.677, 33.555)`
Decimal	`8541597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82559D, 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 #82559D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82559D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #82559D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82559d; }
.text { color: #82559d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82559d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 85 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82559d, #9d5594); }

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Questions

What color is #82559D?: #82559D is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82559D?: The RGB value is 130, 85, 157: 130 red, 85 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82559D?: The complementary color is #709D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82559D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.