What color is #82758A?

#82758A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82758A?

The RGB value is 130, 117, 138: 130 red, 117 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82758A?

The complementary color is #7D8A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82758A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82758A color

#82758A rgb(130, 117, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82758A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.9% green and 54.1% blue (130, 117, 138).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#82758A color codes

HEX	`#82758A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 117, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, 9.19, -9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 13.29, 313.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.154, 19.304, 26.704)`
Decimal	`8549770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82758A, 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 #82758A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82758A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #82758A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82758a; }
.text { color: #82758a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82758a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 117 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82758a, #8a7588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #82758A?: #82758A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82758A?: The RGB value is 130, 117, 138: 130 red, 117 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82758A?: The complementary color is #7D8A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82758A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.