What color is #834665?

#834665 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #834665?

The RGB value is 131, 70, 101: 131 red, 70 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #834665?

The complementary color is #468364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #834665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#834665 color

#834665 rgb(131, 70, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #834665 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 27.5% green and 39.6% blue (131, 70, 101).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 23% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#834665 color codes

HEX	`#834665`
RGB	`rgb(131, 70, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 27.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 23%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.1, 30.22, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.1, 30.92, 347.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.9, 10.146, 13.536)`
Decimal	`8603237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #834665, 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 #834665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#834665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #834665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #834665; }
.text { color: #834665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #834665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 70 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #834665, #834647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #834665?: #834665 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #834665?: The RGB value is 131, 70, 101: 131 red, 70 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #834665?: The complementary color is #468364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #834665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.