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#826D8C Gray Purple
#826D8C is a mid-tone, soft, grayish purple, known as Gray Purple. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 42.7% green, and 54.9% blue. Its hue is 281°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #826D8C as they’d see it.
#826D8C in use
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What color is #826D8C?
#826D8C is a mid-tone, soft, grayish purple, known as Gray Purple. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 42.7% green, and 54.9% blue. Its hue is 281°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #826D8C in RGB?
#826D8C is rgb(130, 109, 140): 130 red, 109 green, and 140 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #826D8C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 22, 0, 45). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #826D8C?
PANTONE 2648 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #826D8C?
Its complement #657A5C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.