What color is #826D85?

#826D85 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 #826D85?

The RGB value is 130, 109, 133: 130 red, 109 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826D85?

The complementary color is #70856D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826D85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826D85 color

#826D85 rgb(130, 109, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826D85 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42.7% green and 52.2% blue (130, 109, 133).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#826D85 color codes

HEX	`#826D85`
RGB	`rgb(130, 109, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 18%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.73, 12.86, -10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.73, 16.36, 321.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.908, 17.377, 24.544)`
Decimal	`8547717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826D85, 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 #826D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #826D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826d85; }
.text { color: #826d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 109 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826d85, #856d7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #826D85?: #826D85 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 #826D85?: The RGB value is 130, 109, 133: 130 red, 109 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826D85?: The complementary color is #70856D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826D85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.