What color is #826282?

#826282 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 #826282?

The RGB value is 130, 98, 130: 130 red, 98 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826282?

The complementary color is #628262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826282?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826282 color

#826282 rgb(130, 98, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826282 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 38.4% green and 51% blue (130, 98, 130).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#826282 color codes

HEX	`#826282`
RGB	`rgb(130, 98, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 38.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.76, 18.79, -12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.76, 22.73, 325.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.602, 15.093, 23.101)`
Decimal	`8544898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826282, 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 #826282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #826282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826282; }
.text { color: #826282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 98 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826282, #826272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #826282?: #826282 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 #826282?: The RGB value is 130, 98, 130: 130 red, 98 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826282?: The complementary color is #628262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826282?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.