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#82609F Color

#82609F is rgb(130, 96, 159) in RGB, hsl(272, 25%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 40%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82609F
HEX#82609F
RGBrgb(130, 96, 159)
HSLhsl(272, 25%, 50%)
HSVhsv(272, 40%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 40%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.102 308.2)
LABlab(46.25% 23.65 -29.13)
LCHlch(46.25% 37.52 309.07)

What #82609F 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 #82609F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.24French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.97Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.16Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.6Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.14Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 11.31

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

#82609F Channel Values

How #82609F 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 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 25% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 40% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.09:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82609F 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 text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #82609F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #82609F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82609F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#82609F
Complementary
#7D9F60
Analogous
#62609F
Analogous
#9F609D
Triadic
#9F8260
Triadic
#609F82
Split comp.
#9D9F60
Split comp.
#609F62

Tints & Shades of #82609F

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

#9376AD
#A58CBA
#B6A3C8
#C5B6D3
#D7CCE0
#E8E2EE

Shades

#6F5289
#604776
#4E3960
#3E2E4D
#2C2136
#1D1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82609F.

How #82609F 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#82609F
Protanopia#67679F
Protanomaly#73649F
Deuteranopia#6D6D9E
Deuteranomaly#76689F
Tritanopia#7A6B6B
Tritanomaly#7D6783
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #82609F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82609f: #82609F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82609F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82609f': '#82609F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.376, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_82609f">#82609F</color>
SVG fillfill="#82609F"

More Purple Colors

#82609F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#82609F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82609F?

#82609F is a mid-tone purple — rgb(130, 96, 159) in RGB and hsl(272, 25%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.24.

What is the RGB value of #82609F?

#82609F is rgb(130, 96, 159) — red 130, green 96, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82609F?

#82609F converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 40%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82609F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #82609F scores 5.09:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82609F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82609F 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 21.1, which is visibly different.

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