What color is #826988?

#826988 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 #826988?

The RGB value is 130, 105, 136: 130 red, 105 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826988?

The complementary color is #6F8869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826988?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826988 color

#826988 rgb(130, 105, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826988 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 41.2% green and 53.3% blue (130, 105, 136).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% 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 4.86:1).

#826988 color codes

HEX	`#826988`
RGB	`rgb(130, 105, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 41.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 23%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.79, 15.87, -13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.79, 20.72, 319.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.701, 16.627, 25.512)`
Decimal	`8546696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826988, 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 #826988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #826988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826988; }
.text { color: #826988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 105 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826988, #88697e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #826988?: #826988 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 #826988?: The RGB value is 130, 105, 136: 130 red, 105 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826988?: The complementary color is #6F8869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826988?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.