What color is #83658C?

#83658C 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 #83658C?

The RGB value is 131, 101, 140: 131 red, 101 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83658C?

The complementary color is #6E8C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83658C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83658C color

#83658C rgb(131, 101, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83658C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 39.6% green and 54.9% blue (131, 101, 140).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#83658C color codes

HEX	`#83658C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 101, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 39.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.01, 19.46, -16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.01, 25.76, 319.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.747, 16.026, 26.912)`
Decimal	`8611212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83658C, 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 #83658C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#83658C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #83658C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83658c; }
.text { color: #83658c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83658c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 101 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83658c, #8c6582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #83658C?: #83658C 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 #83658C?: The RGB value is 131, 101, 140: 131 red, 101 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83658C?: The complementary color is #6E8C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83658C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.