What color is #88829A?

#88829A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88829A?

The RGB value is 136, 130, 154: 136 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88829A?

The complementary color is #949A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88829A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88829A color

#88829A rgb(136, 130, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #88829A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51% green and 60.4% blue (136, 130, 154).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#88829A color codes

HEX	`#88829A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 130, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.62, 7.19, -12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.62, 13.99, 300.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.968, 23.533, 33.845)`
Decimal	`8946330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88829A, 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 #88829A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88829A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #88829A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88829a; }
.text { color: #88829a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88829a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 130 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88829a, #94829a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #88829A?: #88829A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88829A?: The RGB value is 136, 130, 154: 136 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88829A?: The complementary color is #949A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88829A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.