What color is #835A7F?

#835A7F 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 #835A7F?

The RGB value is 131, 90, 127: 131 red, 90 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835A7F?

The complementary color is #5A835E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835A7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835A7F color

#835A7F rgb(131, 90, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #835A7F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 35.3% green and 49.8% blue (131, 90, 127).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#835A7F color codes

HEX	`#835A7F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 90, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 35.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.76, 23.29, -14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.76, 27.19, 328.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.847, 13.671, 21.826)`
Decimal	`8608383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835A7F, 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 #835A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #835A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835a7f; }
.text { color: #835a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 90 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835a7f, #835a6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #835A7F?: #835A7F 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 #835A7F?: The RGB value is 131, 90, 127: 131 red, 90 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835A7F?: The complementary color is #5A835E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835A7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.