What color is #826C8E?

#826C8E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826C8E?

The RGB value is 130, 108, 142: 130 red, 108 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826C8E?

The complementary color is #788E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826C8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826C8E color

#826C8E rgb(130, 108, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826C8E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42.4% green and 55.7% blue (130, 108, 142).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#826C8E color codes

HEX	`#826C8E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 108, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.79, 15.38, -15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.79, 21.74, 315.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.45, 17.424, 27.925)`
Decimal	`8547470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826C8E, 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 #826C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #826C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826c8e; }
.text { color: #826c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 108 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826c8e, #8e6c89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #826C8E?: #826C8E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826C8E?: The RGB value is 130, 108, 142: 130 red, 108 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826C8E?: The complementary color is #788E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826C8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.