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#827AAE Color

#827AAE is rgb(130, 122, 174) in RGB, hsl(249, 24%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 30%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#827AAE
HEX#827AAE
RGBrgb(130, 122, 174)
HSLhsl(249, 24%, 58%)
HSVhsv(249, 30%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 30%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.078 290.9)
LABlab(53.48% 11.90 -26.71)
LCHlch(53.48% 29.24 294.01)

What #827AAE 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 #827AAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.15Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.08Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.71Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.9Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.49Rhythm#777696ΔE 11.61

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

#827AAE Channel Values

How #827AAE 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 122 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 24% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 30% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.93:1 vs white · 5.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #827AAE 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #827AAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #827AAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #827AAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#827AAE
Complementary
#A6AE7A
Analogous
#7A8CAE
Analogous
#9C7AAE
Triadic
#AE827A
Triadic
#7AAE82
Split comp.
#AE9C7A
Split comp.
#8CAE7A

Tints & Shades of #827AAE

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

#948DB9
#A39DC3
#B5B0CF
#C6C3DA
#D8D6E6
#E7E6EF

Shades

#6A619E
#5B5388
#4A446F
#393455
#28253C
#191726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #827AAE.

How #827AAE 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#827AAE
Protanopia#7B7BAE
Protanomaly#7E7BAE
Deuteranopia#7D7DAE
Deuteranomaly#7F7CAE
Tritanopia#7A8282
Tritanomaly#7D7F96
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #827AAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-827aae: #827AAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #827AAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-827aae': '#827AAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.478, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_827aae">#827AAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#827AAE"

More Blue Colors

#827AAE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#827AAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #827AAE?

#827AAE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(130, 122, 174) in RGB and hsl(249, 24%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.15.

What is the RGB value of #827AAE?

#827AAE is rgb(130, 122, 174) — red 130, green 122, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #827AAE?

#827AAE converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 30%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #827AAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #827AAE scores 3.93:1 against white and 5.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #827AAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #827AAE 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 21.22, which is visibly different.

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