What color is #83637F?

#83637F 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 #83637F?

The RGB value is 131, 99, 127: 131 red, 99 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83637F?

The complementary color is #638367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83637F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83637F color

#83637F rgb(131, 99, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83637F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 38.8% green and 49.8% blue (131, 99, 127).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#83637F color codes

HEX	`#83637F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 99, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 38.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.02, 17.95, -10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.02, 20.85, 329.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.652, 15.282, 22.094)`
Decimal	`8610687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83637F, 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 #83637F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83637F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #83637F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83637f; }
.text { color: #83637f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83637f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 99 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83637f, #83636f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #83637F?: #83637F 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 #83637F?: The RGB value is 131, 99, 127: 131 red, 99 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83637F?: The complementary color is #638367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83637F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.