What color is #825B7D?

#825B7D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825B7D?

The RGB value is 130, 91, 125: 130 red, 91 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825B7D?

The complementary color is #5B8260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825B7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825B7D color

#825B7D rgb(130, 91, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #825B7D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 35.7% green and 49% blue (130, 91, 125).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 4% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#825B7D color codes

HEX	`#825B7D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 91, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 35.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.81, 21.94, -12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.81, 25.37, 329.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.648, 13.709, 21.167)`
Decimal	`8543101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825B7D, 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 #825B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #825B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825b7d; }
.text { color: #825b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 91 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825b7d, #825b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #825B7D?: #825B7D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825B7D?: The RGB value is 130, 91, 125: 130 red, 91 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825B7D?: The complementary color is #5B8260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825B7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.