What color is #833F86?

#833F86 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #833F86?

The RGB value is 131, 63, 134: 131 red, 63 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #833F86?

The complementary color is #42863F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #833F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#833F86 color

#833F86 rgb(131, 63, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #833F86 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 24.7% green and 52.5% blue (131, 63, 134).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 36% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#833F86 color codes

HEX	`#833F86`
RGB	`rgb(131, 63, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 24.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 36%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 53%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 53%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.03, 39.95, -27.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.03, 48.3, 325.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.44, 10.102, 23.686)`
Decimal	`8601478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #833F86, 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 #833F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#833F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #833F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #833f86; }
.text { color: #833f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #833f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 63 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #833f86, #863f66); }

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Questions

What color is #833F86?: #833F86 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #833F86?: The RGB value is 131, 63, 134: 131 red, 63 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #833F86?: The complementary color is #42863F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #833F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.