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#825FCE Color

#825FCE is rgb(130, 95, 206) in RGB, hsl(259, 53%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 54%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#825FCE
HEX#825FCE
RGBrgb(130, 95, 206)
HSLhsl(259, 53%, 59%)
HSVhsv(259, 54%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 54%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.165 295.2)
LABlab(48.15% 33.45 -53.40)
LCHlch(48.15% 63.02 302.07)

What #825FCE 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 #825FCE, 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.

#825FCE Channel Values

How #825FCE 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 95 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 53% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 54% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.69:1 vs white · 4.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #825FCE 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 text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #825FCE

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

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #825FCE.

How #825FCE 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#825FCE
Protanopia#6666CE
Protanomaly#7263CE
Deuteranopia#6C6CCE
Deuteranomaly#7667CE
Tritanopia#6F7575
Tritanomaly#776DA0
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #825FCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-825fce: #825FCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #825FCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-825fce': '#825FCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.373, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_825fce">#825FCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#825FCE"

More Purple Colors

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

#825FCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #825FCE?

#825FCE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(130, 95, 206) in RGB and hsl(259, 53%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #825FCE?

#825FCE is rgb(130, 95, 206) — red 130, green 95, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #825FCE?

#825FCE converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 54%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #825FCE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #825FCE scores 4.69:1 against white and 4.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #825FCE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 7.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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