What color is #826296?

#826296 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826296?

The RGB value is 130, 98, 150: 130 red, 98 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826296?

The complementary color is #769662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826296?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826296 color

#826296 rgb(130, 98, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826296 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 38.4% green and 58.8% blue (130, 98, 150).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#826296 color codes

HEX	`#826296`
RGB	`rgb(130, 98, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 38.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 35%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.56, 23.11, -23.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.56, 32.98, 314.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.078, 15.683, 30.87)`
Decimal	`8544918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826296, 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 #826296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #826296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826296; }
.text { color: #826296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 98 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826296, #966290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #826296?: #826296 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826296?: The RGB value is 130, 98, 150: 130 red, 98 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826296?: The complementary color is #769662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826296?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.