What color is #827B9D?

#827B9D 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 #827B9D?

The RGB value is 130, 123, 157: 130 red, 123 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827B9D?

The complementary color is #969D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827B9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827B9D color

#827B9D rgb(130, 123, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #827B9D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 48.2% green and 61.6% blue (130, 123, 157).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#827B9D color codes

HEX	`#827B9D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 123, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 48.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, 9.9, -17.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 19.9, 299.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.373, 21.346, 34.833)`
Decimal	`8551325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827B9D, 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 #827B9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827B9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #827B9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827b9d; }
.text { color: #827b9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827b9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 123 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827b9d, #937b9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #827B9D?: #827B9D 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 #827B9D?: The RGB value is 130, 123, 157: 130 red, 123 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827B9D?: The complementary color is #969D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827B9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.