What color is #82587B?

#82587B 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 #82587B?

The RGB value is 130, 88, 123: 130 red, 88 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82587B?

The complementary color is #58825F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82587B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82587B color

#82587B rgb(130, 88, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82587B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 34.5% green and 48.2% blue (130, 88, 123).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#82587B color codes

HEX	`#82587B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 88, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 34.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43, 23.33, -12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43, 26.59, 331.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.271, 13.156, 20.417)`
Decimal	`8542331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82587B, 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 #82587B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82587B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #82587B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82587b; }
.text { color: #82587b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82587b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 88 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82587b, #825866); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #82587B?: #82587B 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 #82587B?: The RGB value is 130, 88, 123: 130 red, 88 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82587B?: The complementary color is #58825F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82587B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.