What color is #836E89?

#836E89 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836E89?

The RGB value is 131, 110, 137: 131 red, 110 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836E89?

The complementary color is #74896E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836E89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836E89 color

#836E89 rgb(131, 110, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #836E89 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.1% green and 53.7% blue (131, 110, 137).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#836E89 color codes

HEX	`#836E89`
RGB	`rgb(131, 110, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.23, 13.47, -11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.23, 17.86, 318.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.451, 17.784, 26.07)`
Decimal	`8613513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836E89, 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 #836E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #836E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836e89; }
.text { color: #836e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 110 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836e89, #896e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #836E89?: #836E89 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836E89?: The RGB value is 131, 110, 137: 131 red, 110 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836E89?: The complementary color is #74896E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836E89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.