What color is #826FAA?

#826FAA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826FAA?

The RGB value is 130, 111, 170: 130 red, 111 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826FAA?

The complementary color is #97AA6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826FAA color

#826FAA rgb(130, 111, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #826FAA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 43.5% green and 66.7% blue (130, 111, 170).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#826FAA color codes

HEX	`#826FAA`
RGB	`rgb(130, 111, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 43.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.71, 20.14, -28.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.71, 35.18, 304.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.144, 19.017, 40.526)`
Decimal	`8548266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826FAA, 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 #826FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#826FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #826FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826faa; }
.text { color: #826faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 111 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826faa, #a06faa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #826FAA?: #826FAA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826FAA?: The RGB value is 130, 111, 170: 130 red, 111 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826FAA?: The complementary color is #97AA6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.