What color is #827EA7?

#827EA7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827EA7?

The RGB value is 130, 126, 167: 130 red, 126 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827EA7?

The complementary color is #A3A77E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827EA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827EA7 color

#827EA7 rgb(130, 126, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #827EA7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 49.4% green and 65.5% blue (130, 126, 167).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#827EA7 color codes

HEX	`#827EA7`
RGB	`rgb(130, 126, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 49.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.51, 10.52, -21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.51, 23.71, 296.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.64, 22.457, 39.641)`
Decimal	`8552103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827EA7, 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 #827EA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827EA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #827EA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827ea7; }
.text { color: #827ea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827ea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 126 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827ea7, #977ea7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #827EA7?: #827EA7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827EA7?: The RGB value is 130, 126, 167: 130 red, 126 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827EA7?: The complementary color is #A3A77E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827EA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.