What color is #835C88?

#835C88 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 #835C88?

The RGB value is 131, 92, 136: 131 red, 92 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835C88?

The complementary color is #61885C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835C88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835C88 color

#835C88 rgb(131, 92, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #835C88 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 36.1% green and 53.3% blue (131, 92, 136).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#835C88 color codes

HEX	`#835C88`
RGB	`rgb(131, 92, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 36.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 32%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.6, 23.95, -18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.6, 30.06, 322.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.631, 14.258, 25.111)`
Decimal	`8608904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835C88, 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 #835C88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835C88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #835C88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835c88; }
.text { color: #835c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835c88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 92 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835c88, #885c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #835C88?: #835C88 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 #835C88?: The RGB value is 131, 92, 136: 131 red, 92 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835C88?: The complementary color is #61885C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835C88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.