What color is #827D94?

#827D94 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827D94?

The RGB value is 130, 125, 148: 130 red, 125 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827D94?

The complementary color is #8F947D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827D94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827D94 color

#827D94 rgb(130, 125, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #827D94 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 49% green and 58% blue (130, 125, 148).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#827D94 color codes

HEX	`#827D94`
RGB	`rgb(130, 125, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 49%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.55, 6.68, -11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.55, 13.46, 299.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.884, 21.551, 31.018)`
Decimal	`8551828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827D94, 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 #827D94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827D94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #827D94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827d94; }
.text { color: #827d94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827d94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 125 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827d94, #8d7d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #827D94?: #827D94 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827D94?: The RGB value is 130, 125, 148: 130 red, 125 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827D94?: The complementary color is #8F947D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827D94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.