What color is #835F78?

#835F78 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #835F78?

The RGB value is 131, 95, 120: 131 red, 95 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835F78?

The complementary color is #5F836A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835F78 color

#835F78 rgb(131, 95, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #835F78 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 37.3% green and 47.1% blue (131, 95, 120).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#835F78 color codes

HEX	`#835F78`
RGB	`rgb(131, 95, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 37.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, 18.97, -8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 20.7, 336.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.842, 14.366, 19.651)`
Decimal	`8609656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835F78, 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 #835F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #835F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835f78; }
.text { color: #835f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 95 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835f78, #835f66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #835F78?: #835F78 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #835F78?: The RGB value is 131, 95, 120: 131 red, 95 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835F78?: The complementary color is #5F836A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.