What color is #827996?

#827996 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827996?

The RGB value is 130, 121, 150: 130 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827996?

The complementary color is #8D9679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827996 color

#827996 rgb(130, 121, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #827996 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.5% green and 58.8% blue (130, 121, 150).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#827996 color codes

HEX	`#827996`
RGB	`rgb(130, 121, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.53, 9.47, -14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.53, 17.22, 303.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.547, 20.623, 31.694)`
Decimal	`8550806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827996, 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 #827996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #827996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827996; }
.text { color: #827996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 121 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827996, #907996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #827996?: #827996 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827996?: The RGB value is 130, 121, 150: 130 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827996?: The complementary color is #8D9679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.