What color is #82799E?

#82799E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82799E?

The RGB value is 130, 121, 158: 130 red, 121 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82799E?

The complementary color is #959E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82799E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82799E color

#82799E rgb(130, 121, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #82799E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.5% green and 62% blue (130, 121, 158).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#82799E color codes

HEX	`#82799E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 121, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.83, 11.31, -18.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.83, 21.77, 301.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.214, 20.889, 35.203)`
Decimal	`8550814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82799E, 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 #82799E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82799E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #82799E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82799e; }
.text { color: #82799e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82799e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 121 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82799e, #95799e); }

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Questions

What color is #82799E?: #82799E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82799E?: The RGB value is 130, 121, 158: 130 red, 121 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82799E?: The complementary color is #959E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82799E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.