What color is #826588?

#826588 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 #826588?

The RGB value is 130, 101, 136: 130 red, 101 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826588?

The complementary color is #6B8865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826588?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826588 color

#826588 rgb(130, 101, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826588 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 39.6% green and 53.3% blue (130, 101, 136).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#826588 color codes

HEX	`#826588`
RGB	`rgb(130, 101, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 39.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 26%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.75, 18.25, -14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.75, 23.55, 320.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.303, 15.831, 25.379)`
Decimal	`8545672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826588, 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 #826588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #826588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826588; }
.text { color: #826588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 101 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826588, #88657c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #826588?: #826588 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 #826588?: The RGB value is 130, 101, 136: 130 red, 101 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826588?: The complementary color is #6B8865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826588?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.