What color is #82759E?

#82759E 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 #82759E?

The RGB value is 130, 117, 158: 130 red, 117 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82759E?

The complementary color is #919E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82759E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82759E color

#82759E rgb(130, 117, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82759E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.9% green and 62% blue (130, 117, 158).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#82759E color codes

HEX	`#82759E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 117, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.77, 13.67, -20.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.77, 24.41, 304.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.737, 19.937, 35.044)`
Decimal	`8549790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82759E, 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 #82759E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82759E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #82759E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82759e; }
.text { color: #82759e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82759e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 117 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82759e, #96759e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82759E?: #82759E 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 #82759E?: The RGB value is 130, 117, 158: 130 red, 117 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82759E?: The complementary color is #919E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82759E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.