What color is #826886?

#826886 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 #826886?

The RGB value is 130, 104, 134: 130 red, 104 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826886?

The complementary color is #6C8668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826886?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826886 color

#826886 rgb(130, 104, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826886 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 40.8% green and 52.5% blue (130, 104, 134).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#826886 color codes

HEX	`#826886`
RGB	`rgb(130, 104, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 40.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 22%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.45, 16.04, -12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.45, 20.42, 321.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.459, 16.368, 24.737)`
Decimal	`8546438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826886, 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 #826886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826886 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #826886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826886; }
.text { color: #826886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 104 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826886, #86687b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #826886?: #826886 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 #826886?: The RGB value is 130, 104, 134: 130 red, 104 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826886?: The complementary color is #6C8668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826886?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.