What color is #826B8C?

#826B8C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826B8C?

The RGB value is 130, 107, 140: 130 red, 107 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826B8C?

The complementary color is #758C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826B8C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826B8C color

#826B8C rgb(130, 107, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826B8C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42% green and 54.9% blue (130, 107, 140).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#826B8C color codes

HEX	`#826B8C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 107, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.45, 15.54, -14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.45, 21.38, 316.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.197, 17.155, 27.106)`
Decimal	`8547212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826B8C, 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 #826B8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826B8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #826B8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826b8c; }
.text { color: #826b8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826b8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 107 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826b8c, #8c6b86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #826B8C?: #826B8C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826B8C?: The RGB value is 130, 107, 140: 130 red, 107 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826B8C?: The complementary color is #758C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826B8C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.