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#826ea9 color: Plum Preserve

#826ea9 is rgb(130, 110, 169) in RGB and oklch(58.053% 0.09115 299.134) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

58.1%
0.091
299°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #826ea9

#826ea9 is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Plum Preserve (#7c70aa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #826ea9 mixed with white

  1. 826ea9
  2. 8e7cb2
  3. 9a8abb
  4. a698c3
  5. b2a6cc
  6. beb5d4
  7. cbc3dd
  8. d8d2e6
  9. e5e1ee
  10. f2f0f7

Darker: #826ea9 mixed with black

  1. 826ea9
  2. 705f92
  3. 5f507c
  4. 4e4167
  5. 3e3353
  6. 2f263f
  7. 20192c
  8. 120e1b
  9. 06040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #826ea9 with less saturation

  1. 826ea9
  2. 816fa5
  3. 8071a0
  4. 80729b
  5. 7f7497
  6. 7e7592
  7. 7d768e
  8. 7c7789
  9. 7c7884
  10. 7b797f

Questions about #826ea9

What color is #826ea9?

#826ea9 is muted violet. The closest named color is Plum Preserve. In RGB it is rgb(130, 110, 169), in HSL hsl(260.34, 25.54%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.053% 0.09115 299.134).

What colors go well with #826ea9?

The complementary color of #826ea9 is #748241. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6478b1 and #986695. The triadic partners are #a26d40 and #2d8c7c.

Is white or black text more readable on #826ea9?

White text reads better on #826ea9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #826ea9 a warm or cool color?

#826ea9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.091.