What color is #826D83?

#826D83 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826D83?

The RGB value is 130, 109, 131: 130 red, 109 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826D83?

The complementary color is #6E836D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826D83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826D83 color

#826D83 rgb(130, 109, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826D83 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42.7% green and 51.4% blue (130, 109, 131).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#826D83 color codes

HEX	`#826D83`
RGB	`rgb(130, 109, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.66, 12.45, -9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.66, 15.38, 324.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.771, 17.322, 23.823)`
Decimal	`8547715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826D83, 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 #826D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #826D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826d83; }
.text { color: #826d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 109 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826d83, #836d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #826D83?: #826D83 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826D83?: The RGB value is 130, 109, 131: 130 red, 109 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826D83?: The complementary color is #6E836D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826D83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.