What color is #82617F?

#82617F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82617F?

The RGB value is 130, 97, 127: 130 red, 97 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82617F?

The complementary color is #618264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82617F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82617F color

#82617F rgb(130, 97, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82617F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 38% green and 49.8% blue (130, 97, 127).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#82617F color codes

HEX	`#82617F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 97, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 38%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, 18.78, -11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 22.04, 328.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.311, 14.828, 22.025)`
Decimal	`8544639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82617F, 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 #82617F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82617F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #82617F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82617f; }
.text { color: #82617f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82617f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 97 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82617f, #82616e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #82617F?: #82617F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82617F?: The RGB value is 130, 97, 127: 130 red, 97 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82617F?: The complementary color is #618264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82617F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.