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#820AAE Color

#820AAE is rgb(130, 10, 174) in RGB, hsl(284, 89%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 94%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#820AAE
HEX#820AAE
RGBrgb(130, 10, 174)
HSLhsl(284, 89%, 36%)
HSVhsv(284, 94%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 94%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(46.2% 0.224 313)
LABlab(33.46% 61.04 -58.37)
LCHlch(33.46% 84.46 316.28)

What #820AAE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #820AAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#820AAE Channel Values

How #820AAE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 130 · G 10 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 89% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 94% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.07:1 vs white · 2.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #820AAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #820AAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #820AAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #820AAE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #820AAE.

How #820AAE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#820AAE
Protanopia#3939AE
Protanomaly#5F2CAE
Deuteranopia#4E4EAD
Deuteranomaly#673DAD
Tritanopia#724343
Tritanomaly#79347C
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #820AAE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-820aae: #820AAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #820AAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-820aae': '#820AAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.039, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_820aae">#820AAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#820AAE"

More Purple Colors

#820AAE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#820AAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #820AAE?

#820AAE is a dark purple — rgb(130, 10, 174) in RGB and hsl(284, 89%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.04.

What is the RGB value of #820AAE?

#820AAE is rgb(130, 10, 174) — red 130, green 10, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #820AAE?

#820AAE converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 94%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #820AAE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #820AAE scores 8.07:1 against white and 2.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #820AAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #820AAE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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