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#826789 Color

#826789 is rgb(130, 103, 137) in RGB, hsl(288, 14%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#826789
HEX#826789
RGBrgb(130, 103, 137)
HSLhsl(288, 14%, 47%)
HSVhsv(288, 25%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.061 319.2)
LABlab(47.24% 15.96 -14.59)
LCHlch(47.24% 21.63 317.57)

What #826789 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 #826789, 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.

#826789 Channel Values

How #826789 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 103 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 14% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 25% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.94:1 vs white · 4.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #826789 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 text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #826789

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #826789; 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 #826789

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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How #826789 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#826789
Protanopia#6C6C89
Protanomaly#766A89
Deuteranopia#717188
Deuteranomaly#786D89
Tritanopia#7E6C6C
Tritanomaly#806A79
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #826789 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-826789: #826789;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #826789;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-826789': '#826789' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.404, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_826789">#826789</color>
SVG fillfill="#826789"

More Purple Colors

#826789 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#826789 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #826789?

#826789 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(130, 103, 137) in RGB and hsl(288, 14%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #826789?

#826789 is rgb(130, 103, 137) — red 130, green 103, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #826789?

#826789 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #826789 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #826789 scores 4.94:1 against white and 4.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #826789 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #826789 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 20.37, which is visibly different.

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