What color is #826680?

#826680 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 #826680?

The RGB value is 130, 102, 128: 130 red, 102 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826680?

The complementary color is #668268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826680?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826680 color

#826680 rgb(130, 102, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826680 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 40% green and 50.2% blue (130, 102, 128).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#826680 color codes

HEX	`#826680`
RGB	`rgb(130, 102, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 40%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.72, 16, -10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.72, 18.95, 327.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.853, 15.808, 22.529)`
Decimal	`8545920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826680, 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 #826680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #826680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826680; }
.text { color: #826680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 102 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826680, #826672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #826680?: #826680 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 #826680?: The RGB value is 130, 102, 128: 130 red, 102 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826680?: The complementary color is #668268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826680?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.