What color is #826380?

#826380 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 #826380?

The RGB value is 130, 99, 128: 130 red, 99 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826380?

The complementary color is #638265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826380?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826380 color

#826380 rgb(130, 99, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826380 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 38.8% green and 50.2% blue (130, 99, 128).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#826380 color codes

HEX	`#826380`
RGB	`rgb(130, 99, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 38.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.95, 17.79, -11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.95, 21.08, 327.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.564, 15.229, 22.432)`
Decimal	`8545152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826380, 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 #826380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #826380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826380; }
.text { color: #826380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 99 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826380, #826371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #826380?: #826380 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 #826380?: The RGB value is 130, 99, 128: 130 red, 99 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826380?: The complementary color is #638265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826380?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.