What color is #83587C?

#83587C 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 #83587C?

The RGB value is 131, 88, 124: 131 red, 88 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83587C?

The complementary color is #58835F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83587C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83587C color

#83587C rgb(131, 88, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83587C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 34.5% green and 48.6% blue (131, 88, 124).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#83587C color codes

HEX	`#83587C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 88, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 34.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.15, 23.88, -13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.15, 27.25, 331.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.488, 13.261, 20.756)`
Decimal	`8607868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83587C, 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 #83587C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83587C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #83587C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83587c; }
.text { color: #83587c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83587c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 88 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83587c, #835866); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #83587C?: #83587C 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 #83587C?: The RGB value is 131, 88, 124: 131 red, 88 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83587C?: The complementary color is #58835F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83587C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.