What color is #83578D?

#83578D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83578D?

The RGB value is 131, 87, 141: 131 red, 87 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83578D?

The complementary color is #618D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83578D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83578D color

#83578D rgb(131, 87, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83578D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 34.1% green and 55.3% blue (131, 87, 141).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#83578D color codes

HEX	`#83578D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 87, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 34.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 38%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 38%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.6, 27.95, -22.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.6, 36.01, 320.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.575, 13.565, 26.887)`
Decimal	`8607629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83578D, 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 #83578D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83578D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #83578D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83578d; }
.text { color: #83578d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83578d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 87 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83578d, #8d577c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83578D?: #83578D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83578D?: The RGB value is 131, 87, 141: 131 red, 87 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83578D?: The complementary color is #618D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83578D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.