What color is #83648F?

#83648F 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 #83648F?

The RGB value is 131, 100, 143: 131 red, 100 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83648F?

The complementary color is #708F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83648F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83648F color

#83648F rgb(131, 100, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83648F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 39.2% green and 56.1% blue (131, 100, 143).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#83648F color codes

HEX	`#83648F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 100, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 39.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 30%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.87, 20.7, -18.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.87, 28.01, 317.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.874, 15.923, 28.06)`
Decimal	`8610959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83648F, 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 #83648F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83648F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #83648F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83648f; }
.text { color: #83648f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83648f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 100 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83648f, #8f6486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #83648F?: #83648F 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 #83648F?: The RGB value is 131, 100, 143: 131 red, 100 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83648F?: The complementary color is #708F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83648F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.