What color is #836D91?

#836D91 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 #836D91?

The RGB value is 131, 109, 145: 131 red, 109 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836D91?

The complementary color is #7B916D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836D91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836D91 color

#836D91 rgb(131, 109, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #836D91 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 42.7% green and 56.9% blue (131, 109, 145).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#836D91 color codes

HEX	`#836D91`
RGB	`rgb(131, 109, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 42.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 25%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, 15.79, -16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 22.77, 313.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.939, 17.807, 29.169)`
Decimal	`8613265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836D91, 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 #836D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #836D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836d91; }
.text { color: #836d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 109 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836d91, #916d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #836D91?: #836D91 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 #836D91?: The RGB value is 131, 109, 145: 131 red, 109 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836D91?: The complementary color is #7B916D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836D91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.