What color is #826FA2?

#826FA2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826FA2?

The RGB value is 130, 111, 162: 130 red, 111 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826FA2?

The complementary color is #8FA26F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826FA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826FA2 color

#826FA2 rgb(130, 111, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826FA2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 43.5% green and 63.5% blue (130, 111, 162).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#826FA2 color codes

HEX	`#826FA2`
RGB	`rgb(130, 111, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 43.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 31%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, 18.19, -24.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 30.69, 306.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.411, 18.723, 36.661)`
Decimal	`8548258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826FA2, 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 #826FA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#826FA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #826FA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826fa2; }
.text { color: #826fa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826fa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 111 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826fa2, #9b6fa2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #826FA2?: #826FA2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826FA2?: The RGB value is 130, 111, 162: 130 red, 111 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826FA2?: The complementary color is #8FA26F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826FA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.