What color is #82597F?

#82597F 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 #82597F?

The RGB value is 130, 89, 127: 130 red, 89 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82597F?

The complementary color is #59825C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82597F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82597F color

#82597F rgb(130, 89, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82597F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 34.9% green and 49.8% blue (130, 89, 127).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#82597F color codes

HEX	`#82597F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 89, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 34.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.39, 23.52, -14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.39, 27.68, 328.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.609, 13.424, 21.791)`
Decimal	`8542591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82597F, 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 #82597F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82597F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #82597F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82597f; }
.text { color: #82597f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82597f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 89 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82597f, #82596a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #82597F?: #82597F 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 #82597F?: The RGB value is 130, 89, 127: 130 red, 89 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82597F?: The complementary color is #59825C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82597F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.