What color is #82688D?

#82688D 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 #82688D?

The RGB value is 130, 104, 141: 130 red, 104 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82688D?

The complementary color is #738D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82688D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82688D color

#82688D rgb(130, 104, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82688D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 40.8% green and 55.3% blue (130, 104, 141).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#82688D color codes

HEX	`#82688D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 104, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 40.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.71, 17.54, -16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.71, 24.02, 316.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.963, 16.57, 27.393)`
Decimal	`8546445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82688D, 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 #82688D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82688D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #82688D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82688d; }
.text { color: #82688d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82688d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 104 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82688d, #8d6886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #82688D?: #82688D 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 #82688D?: The RGB value is 130, 104, 141: 130 red, 104 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82688D?: The complementary color is #738D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82688D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.