What color is #825979?

#825979 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 #825979?

The RGB value is 130, 89, 121: 130 red, 89 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825979?

The complementary color is #598262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825979?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825979 color

#825979 rgb(130, 89, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #825979 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 34.9% green and 47.5% blue (130, 89, 121).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#825979 color codes

HEX	`#825979`
RGB	`rgb(130, 89, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 34.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.17, 22.35, -11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.17, 25.03, 333.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.229, 13.272, 19.792)`
Decimal	`8542585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825979, 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 #825979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #825979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825979; }
.text { color: #825979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 89 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825979, #825964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #825979?: #825979 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 #825979?: The RGB value is 130, 89, 121: 130 red, 89 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825979?: The complementary color is #598262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825979?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.