What color is #83537C?

#83537C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83537C?

The RGB value is 131, 83, 124: 131 red, 83 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83537C?

The complementary color is #53835A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83537C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83537C color

#83537C rgb(131, 83, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83537C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 32.5% green and 48.6% blue (131, 83, 124).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#83537C color codes

HEX	`#83537C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 83, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 32.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.95, 26.82, -14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.95, 30.7, 330.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.091, 12.468, 20.624)`
Decimal	`8606588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83537C, 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 #83537C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83537C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #83537C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83537c; }
.text { color: #83537c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83537c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 83 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83537c, #835364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #83537C?: #83537C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83537C?: The RGB value is 131, 83, 124: 131 red, 83 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83537C?: The complementary color is #53835A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83537C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.