What color is #826783?

#826783 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 #826783?

The RGB value is 130, 103, 131: 130 red, 103 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826783?

The complementary color is #688367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826783?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826783 color

#826783 rgb(130, 103, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826783 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 40.4% green and 51.4% blue (130, 103, 131).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#826783 color codes

HEX	`#826783`
RGB	`rgb(130, 103, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 40.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 21%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, 16.02, -11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 19.66, 324.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.152, 16.085, 23.617)`
Decimal	`8546179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826783, 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 #826783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #826783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826783; }
.text { color: #826783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 103 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826783, #836776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #826783?: #826783 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 #826783?: The RGB value is 130, 103, 131: 130 red, 103 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826783?: The complementary color is #688367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826783?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.