What color is #827FA2?

#827FA2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827FA2?

The RGB value is 130, 127, 162: 130 red, 127 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827FA2?

The complementary color is #9FA27F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827FA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827FA2 color

#827FA2 rgb(130, 127, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #827FA2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 49.8% green and 63.5% blue (130, 127, 162).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#827FA2 color codes

HEX	`#827FA2`
RGB	`rgb(130, 127, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 49.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 22%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 22%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.59, 8.74, -18.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.59, 20.22, 295.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.315, 22.533, 37.296)`
Decimal	`8552354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827FA2, 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 #827FA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827FA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #827FA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827fa2; }
.text { color: #827fa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827fa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 127 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827fa2, #937fa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #827FA2?: #827FA2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827FA2?: The RGB value is 130, 127, 162: 130 red, 127 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827FA2?: The complementary color is #9FA27F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827FA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.