What color is #826D8A?

#826D8A 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 #826D8A?

The RGB value is 130, 109, 138: 130 red, 109 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826D8A?

The complementary color is #758A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826D8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826D8A color

#826D8A rgb(130, 109, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826D8A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42.7% green and 54.1% blue (130, 109, 138).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#826D8A color codes

HEX	`#826D8A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 109, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 21%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.91, 13.92, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.91, 18.92, 317.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.261, 17.518, 26.407)`
Decimal	`8547722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826D8A, 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 #826D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #826D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826d8a; }
.text { color: #826d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 109 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826d8a, #8a6d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #826D8A?: #826D8A 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 #826D8A?: The RGB value is 130, 109, 138: 130 red, 109 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826D8A?: The complementary color is #758A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826D8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.