What color is #825D90?

#825D90 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 #825D90?

The RGB value is 130, 93, 144: 130 red, 93 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825D90?

The complementary color is #6B905D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825D90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825D90 color

#825D90 rgb(130, 93, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #825D90 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 36.5% green and 56.5% blue (130, 93, 144).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#825D90 color codes

HEX	`#825D90`
RGB	`rgb(130, 93, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 36.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 35%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.07, 24.73, -22.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.07, 33.27, 318.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.154, 14.589, 28.24)`
Decimal	`8543632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825D90, 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 #825D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #825D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825d90; }
.text { color: #825d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 93 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825d90, #905d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #825D90?: #825D90 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 #825D90?: The RGB value is 130, 93, 144: 130 red, 93 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825D90?: The complementary color is #6B905D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825D90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.