What color is #827297?

#827297 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827297?

The RGB value is 130, 114, 151: 130 red, 114 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827297?

The complementary color is #879772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827297?

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.

#827297 color

#827297 rgb(130, 114, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #827297 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 44.7% green and 59.2% blue (130, 114, 151).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#827297 color codes

HEX	`#827297`
RGB	`rgb(130, 114, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 44.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.7, 13.83, -17.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.7, 22.5, 307.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.808, 19.015, 31.846)`
Decimal	`8549015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827297, 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 #827297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827297 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 #827297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827297; }
.text { color: #827297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 114 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827297, #957297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #827297?: #827297 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827297?: The RGB value is 130, 114, 151: 130 red, 114 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827297?: The complementary color is #879772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827297?: 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.