What color is #83235F?

#83235F is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83235F?

The RGB value is 131, 35, 95: 131 red, 35 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83235F?

The complementary color is #238347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83235F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83235F color

#83235F rgb(131, 35, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83235F is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 13.7% green and 37.3% blue (131, 35, 95).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 58% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bane of Royalty (#871466), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#83235F color codes

HEX	`#83235F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 35, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 13.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 58%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 73%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.47, 46.39, -12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.47, 48.11, 344.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.027, 6.855, 11.514)`
Decimal	`8594271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83235F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #83235F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#83235F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #83235F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83235f; }
.text { color: #83235f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83235f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 35 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83235f, #83232f); }

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Questions

What color is #83235F?: #83235F is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83235F?: The RGB value is 131, 35, 95: 131 red, 35 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83235F?: The complementary color is #238347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83235F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.