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#82509B Color

#82509B is rgb(130, 80, 155) in RGB, hsl(280, 32%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 48%, 0%, 39%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82509B
HEX#82509B
RGBrgb(130, 80, 155)
HSLhsl(280, 32%, 46%)
HSVhsv(280, 48%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 48%, 0%, 39%)
OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.126 313.5)
LABlab(42.31% 31.80 -32.88)
LCHlch(42.31% 45.74 314.04)

What #82509B 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 #82509B, 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.

#82509B Channel Values

How #82509B 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 80 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 32% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 48% · V 61%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 39%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.88:1 vs white · 3.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82509B 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 text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #82509B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82509B; 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 #82509B

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82509B.

How #82509B 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#82509B
Protanopia#5B5B9B
Protanomaly#6D579B
Deuteranopia#64649A
Deuteranomaly#715D9A
Tritanopia#795E5E
Tritanomaly#7D597B
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82509B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82509b: #82509B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82509B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82509b': '#82509B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.314, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_82509b">#82509B</color>
SVG fillfill="#82509B"

More Purple Colors

#82509B sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#82509B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82509B?

#82509B is a mid-tone purple — rgb(130, 80, 155) in RGB and hsl(280, 32%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.02.

What is the RGB value of #82509B?

#82509B is rgb(130, 80, 155) — red 130, green 80, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82509B?

#82509B converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 48%, 0%, 39%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82509B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #82509B scores 5.88:1 against white and 3.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82509B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82509B 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 18.71, which is visibly different.

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