What color is #826483?

#826483 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 #826483?

The RGB value is 130, 100, 131: 130 red, 100 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826483?

The complementary color is #658364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826483?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826483 color

#826483 rgb(130, 100, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826483 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 39.2% green and 51.4% blue (130, 100, 131).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#826483 color codes

HEX	`#826483`
RGB	`rgb(130, 100, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 39.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 24%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.31, 17.8, -12.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.31, 21.79, 324.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.859, 15.499, 23.519)`
Decimal	`8545411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826483, 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 #826483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #826483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826483; }
.text { color: #826483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 100 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826483, #836475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #826483?: #826483 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 #826483?: The RGB value is 130, 100, 131: 130 red, 100 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826483?: The complementary color is #658364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826483?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.