What color is #827490?

#827490 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827490?

The RGB value is 130, 116, 144: 130 red, 116 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827490?

The complementary color is #829074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827490 color

#827490 rgb(130, 116, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #827490 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.5% green and 56.5% blue (130, 116, 144).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#827490 color codes

HEX	`#827490`
RGB	`rgb(130, 116, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 19%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, 11.08, -13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 17.25, 309.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.484, 19.25, 29.017)`
Decimal	`8549520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827490, 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 #827490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #827490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827490; }
.text { color: #827490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 116 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827490, #907490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #827490?: #827490 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827490?: The RGB value is 130, 116, 144: 130 red, 116 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827490?: The complementary color is #829074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.