What color is #836E7F?

#836E7F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836E7F?

The RGB value is 131, 110, 127: 131 red, 110 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836E7F?

The complementary color is #6E8372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836E7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836E7F color

#836E7F rgb(131, 110, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #836E7F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.1% green and 49.8% blue (131, 110, 127).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#836E7F color codes

HEX	`#836E7F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 110, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.9, 11.43, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.9, 13.04, 331.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.766, 17.51, 22.466)`
Decimal	`8613503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836E7F, 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 #836E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836E7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #836E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836e7f; }
.text { color: #836e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 110 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836e7f, #836e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #836E7F?: #836E7F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836E7F?: The RGB value is 131, 110, 127: 131 red, 110 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836E7F?: The complementary color is #6E8372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836E7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.