What color is #826EC9?

#826EC9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826EC9?

The RGB value is 130, 110, 201: 130 red, 110 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826EC9?

The complementary color is #B5C96E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826EC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826EC9 color

#826EC9 rgb(130, 110, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #826EC9 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 43.1% green and 78.8% blue (130, 110, 201).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 46% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#826EC9 color codes

HEX	`#826EC9`
RGB	`rgb(130, 110, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 43.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 46%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 45%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 45%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.97, 28.77, -44.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.97, 53.2, 302.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.322, 20.114, 57.795)`
Decimal	`8548041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826EC9, 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 #826EC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#826EC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #826EC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826ec9; }
.text { color: #826ec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826ec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 110 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826ec9, #b06ec9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #826EC9?: #826EC9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826EC9?: The RGB value is 130, 110, 201: 130 red, 110 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826EC9?: The complementary color is #B5C96E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826EC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.