What color is #836F82?

#836F82 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836F82?

The RGB value is 131, 111, 130: 131 red, 111 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836F82?

The complementary color is #6F8370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836F82?

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.

#836F82 color

#836F82 rgb(131, 111, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #836F82 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.5% green and 51% blue (131, 111, 130).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#836F82 color codes

HEX	`#836F82`
RGB	`rgb(131, 111, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, 11.43, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 13.69, 326.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.073, 17.806, 23.547)`
Decimal	`8613762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836F82, 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 #836F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836F82 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 #836F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836f82; }
.text { color: #836f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 111 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836f82, #836f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #836F82?: #836F82 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836F82?: The RGB value is 131, 111, 130: 131 red, 111 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836F82?: The complementary color is #6F8370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836F82?: 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.