What color is #82669E?

#82669E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82669E?

The RGB value is 130, 102, 158: 130 red, 102 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82669E?

The complementary color is #829E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82669E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82669E color

#82669E rgb(130, 102, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82669E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 40% green and 62% blue (130, 102, 158).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#82669E color codes

HEX	`#82669E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 102, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 40%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.9, 22.59, -26.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.9, 34.58, 310.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.128, 16.717, 34.508)`
Decimal	`8545950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82669E, 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 #82669E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82669E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #82669E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82669e; }
.text { color: #82669e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82669e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 102 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82669e, #9e669e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #82669E?: #82669E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82669E?: The RGB value is 130, 102, 158: 130 red, 102 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82669E?: The complementary color is #829E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82669E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.