What color is #82689E?

#82689E 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 #82689E?

The RGB value is 130, 104, 158: 130 red, 104 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82689E?

The complementary color is #849E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82689E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82689E color

#82689E rgb(130, 104, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82689E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 40.8% green and 62% blue (130, 104, 158).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#82689E color codes

HEX	`#82689E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 104, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 40.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.4, 21.4, -25.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.4, 33.21, 310.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.327, 17.115, 34.574)`
Decimal	`8546462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82689E, 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 #82689E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82689E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #82689E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82689e; }
.text { color: #82689e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82689e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 104 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82689e, #9d689e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #82689E?: #82689E 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 #82689E?: The RGB value is 130, 104, 158: 130 red, 104 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82689E?: The complementary color is #849E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82689E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.