What color is #836585?

#836585 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 #836585?

The RGB value is 131, 101, 133: 131 red, 101 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836585?

The complementary color is #678565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836585?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836585 color

#836585 rgb(131, 101, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #836585 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 39.6% green and 52.2% blue (131, 101, 133).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#836585 color codes

HEX	`#836585`
RGB	`rgb(131, 101, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 39.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 24%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.75, 17.98, -13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.75, 22.25, 323.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.247, 15.827, 24.279)`
Decimal	`8611205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836585, 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 #836585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #836585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836585; }
.text { color: #836585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 101 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836585, #856577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #836585?: #836585 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 #836585?: The RGB value is 131, 101, 133: 131 red, 101 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836585?: The complementary color is #678565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836585?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.