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#825CA3 Color

#825CA3 is rgb(130, 92, 163) in RGB, hsl(272, 28%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 44%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#825CA3
HEX#825CA3
RGBrgb(130, 92, 163)
HSLhsl(272, 28%, 50%)
HSVhsv(272, 44%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 44%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.114 307.7)
LABlab(45.44% 26.61 -32.74)
LCHlch(45.44% 42.19 309.10)

What #825CA3 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 #825CA3, 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.

#825CA3 Channel Values

How #825CA3 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 92 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 28% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 44% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.24:1 vs white · 4.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #825CA3 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 text5.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #825CA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #825CA3; 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 #825CA3

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 #825CA3.

How #825CA3 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#825CA3
Protanopia#6464A3
Protanomaly#7161A3
Deuteranopia#6A6AA2
Deuteranomaly#7565A3
Tritanopia#796868
Tritanomaly#7D6484
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #825CA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-825ca3: #825CA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #825CA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-825ca3': '#825CA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.361, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_825ca3">#825CA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#825CA3"

More Purple Colors

#825CA3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#825CA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #825CA3?

#825CA3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(130, 92, 163) in RGB and hsl(272, 28%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.42.

What is the RGB value of #825CA3?

#825CA3 is rgb(130, 92, 163) — red 130, green 92, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #825CA3?

#825CA3 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 44%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #825CA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #825CA3 scores 5.24:1 against white and 4.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #825CA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #825CA3 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 18.89, which is visibly different.

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