What color is #826499?

#826499 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 #826499?

The RGB value is 130, 100, 153: 130 red, 100 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826499?

The complementary color is #7B9964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826499?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826499 color

#826499 rgb(130, 100, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826499 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 39.2% green and 60% blue (130, 100, 153).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#826499 color codes

HEX	`#826499`
RGB	`rgb(130, 100, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 39.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 35%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.18, 22.61, -24.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.18, 33.22, 312.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.512, 16.16, 32.222)`
Decimal	`8545433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826499, 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 #826499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #826499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826499; }
.text { color: #826499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 100 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826499, #996496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #826499?: #826499 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 #826499?: The RGB value is 130, 100, 153: 130 red, 100 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826499?: The complementary color is #7B9964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826499?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.