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#820E86 Color

#820E86 is rgb(130, 14, 134) in RGB, hsl(298, 81%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 90%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Patriarch (#800080), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#820E86
HEX#820E86
RGBrgb(130, 14, 134)
HSLhsl(298, 81%, 29%)
HSVhsv(298, 90%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 90%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(43.4% 0.191 326.6)
LABlab(31.18% 55.08 -37.65)
LCHlch(31.18% 66.72 325.64)

What #820E86 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 #820E86, 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 pink in the library.

#820E86 Channel Values

How #820E86 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 14 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 81% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 90% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.91:1 vs white · 2.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #820E86 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 text8.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #820E86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #820E86; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #820E86

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #820E86 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#820E86
Protanopia#3A3A86
Protanomaly#5F2E86
Deuteranopia#4E4E84
Deuteranomaly#673E85
Tritanopia#7A3434
Tritanomaly#7D295F
Achromatopsia#4A4A4A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #820E86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-820e86: #820E86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #820E86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-820e86': '#820E86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.055, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_820e86">#820E86</color>
SVG fillfill="#820E86"

More Pink Colors

#820E86 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#820E86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #820E86?

#820E86 is a dark pink — rgb(130, 14, 134) in RGB and hsl(298, 81%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Patriarch (#800080), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.26.

What is the RGB value of #820E86?

#820E86 is rgb(130, 14, 134) — red 130, green 14, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #820E86?

#820E86 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 90%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #820E86 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #820E86 scores 8.91:1 against white and 2.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #820E86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #820E86 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 2.26, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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