What color is #82679C?

#82679C 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 #82679C?

The RGB value is 130, 103, 156: 130 red, 103 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82679C?

The complementary color is #819C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82679C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82679C color

#82679C rgb(130, 103, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82679C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 40.4% green and 61.2% blue (130, 103, 156).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#82679C color codes

HEX	`#82679C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 103, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 40.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.07, 21.52, -24.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.07, 32.8, 311.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.056, 16.847, 33.641)`
Decimal	`8546204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82679C, 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 #82679C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82679C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #82679C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82679c; }
.text { color: #82679c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82679c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 103 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82679c, #9c679c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #82679C?: #82679C 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 #82679C?: The RGB value is 130, 103, 156: 130 red, 103 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82679C?: The complementary color is #819C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82679C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.