What color is #83607E?

#83607E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83607E?

The RGB value is 131, 96, 126: 131 red, 96 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83607E?

The complementary color is #608365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83607E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83607E color

#83607E rgb(131, 96, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83607E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 37.6% green and 49.4% blue (131, 96, 126).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 4% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#83607E color codes

HEX	`#83607E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 96, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 37.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, 19.54, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 22.52, 330.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.309, 14.698, 21.66)`
Decimal	`8609918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83607E, 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 #83607E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83607E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #83607E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83607e; }
.text { color: #83607e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83607e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 96 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83607e, #83606d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #83607E?: #83607E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83607E?: The RGB value is 131, 96, 126: 131 red, 96 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83607E?: The complementary color is #608365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83607E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.