What color is #836A90?

#836A90 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836A90?

The RGB value is 131, 106, 144: 131 red, 106 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836A90?

The complementary color is #77906A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836A90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836A90 color

#836A90 rgb(131, 106, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #836A90 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 41.6% green and 56.5% blue (131, 106, 144).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#836A90 color codes

HEX	`#836A90`
RGB	`rgb(131, 106, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 41.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 26%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.45, 17.35, -17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.45, 24.34, 315.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.547, 17.147, 28.66)`
Decimal	`8612496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836A90, 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 #836A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #836A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836a90; }
.text { color: #836a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 106 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836a90, #906a8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #836A90?: #836A90 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836A90?: The RGB value is 131, 106, 144: 131 red, 106 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836A90?: The complementary color is #77906A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836A90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.