What color is #827380?

#827380 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827380?

The RGB value is 130, 115, 128: 130 red, 115 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827380?

The complementary color is #738275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827380 color

#827380 rgb(130, 115, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827380 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.1% green and 50.2% blue (130, 115, 128).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#827380 color codes

HEX	`#827380`
RGB	`rgb(130, 115, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.18, 8.3, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.18, 9.69, 328.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.232, 18.566, 22.988)`
Decimal	`8549248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827380, 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 #827380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #827380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827380; }
.text { color: #827380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 115 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827380, #827378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #827380?: #827380 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827380?: The RGB value is 130, 115, 128: 130 red, 115 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827380?: The complementary color is #738275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.