What color is #826E92?

#826E92 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 #826E92?

The RGB value is 130, 110, 146: 130 red, 110 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826E92?

The complementary color is #7E926E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826E92 color

#826E92 rgb(130, 110, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826E92 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 43.1% green and 57.3% blue (130, 110, 146).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#826E92 color codes

HEX	`#826E92`
RGB	`rgb(130, 110, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 43.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 25%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.46, 15.07, -16.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.46, 22.5, 312.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.969, 17.973, 29.606)`
Decimal	`8547986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826E92, 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 #826E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #826E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826e92; }
.text { color: #826e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 110 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826e92, #926e90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #826E92?: #826E92 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 #826E92?: The RGB value is 130, 110, 146: 130 red, 110 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826E92?: The complementary color is #7E926E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.