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#82608A Color

#82608A is rgb(130, 96, 138) in RGB, hsl(289, 18%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 30%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82608A
HEX#82608A
RGBrgb(130, 96, 138)
HSLhsl(289, 18%, 46%)
HSVhsv(289, 30%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 30%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.076 319.8)
LABlab(45.49% 20.06 -17.84)
LCHlch(45.49% 26.85 318.35)

What #82608A 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 #82608A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 1.86French Lilac#86608EΔE 2.62Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 8.66Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 13.55Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.75Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 14.12

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

#82608A Channel Values

How #82608A 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 96 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 18% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 30% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82608A 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #82608A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #82608A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82608A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#82608A
Complementary
#688A60
Analogous
#6E608A
Analogous
#8A607D
Triadic
#8A8360
Triadic
#608A83
Split comp.
#7D8A60
Split comp.
#608A6E

Tints & Shades of #82608A

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

#95729D
#A78AAD
#B79FBC
#C9B7CD
#D9CCDB
#EBE4EC

Shades

#725478
#614766
#503B54
#3E2E42
#2D2130
#1C151E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82608A.

How #82608A 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#82608A
Protanopia#67678A
Protanomaly#73648A
Deuteranopia#6D6D89
Deuteranomaly#76688A
Tritanopia#7D6767
Tritanomaly#7F6476
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82608A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82608a: #82608A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82608A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82608a': '#82608A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.376, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_82608a">#82608A</color>
SVG fillfill="#82608A"

More Purple Colors

#82608A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#82608A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82608A?

#82608A is a mid-tone purple — rgb(130, 96, 138) in RGB and hsl(289, 18%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.86.

What is the RGB value of #82608A?

#82608A is rgb(130, 96, 138) — red 130, green 96, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82608A?

#82608A converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 30%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82608A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #82608A scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82608A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82608A 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 25.45, which is a different colour altogether.

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