What color is #836F93?

#836F93 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 #836F93?

The RGB value is 131, 111, 147: 131 red, 111 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836F93?

The complementary color is #7F936F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836F93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836F93 color

#836F93 rgb(131, 111, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #836F93 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.5% green and 57.6% blue (131, 111, 147).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#836F93 color codes

HEX	`#836F93`
RGB	`rgb(131, 111, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.86, 15.05, -16.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.86, 22.46, 312.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.31, 18.301, 30.061)`
Decimal	`8613779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836F93, 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 #836F93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836F93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #836F93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836f93; }
.text { color: #836f93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836f93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 111 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836f93, #936f91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #836F93?: #836F93 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 #836F93?: The RGB value is 131, 111, 147: 131 red, 111 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836F93?: The complementary color is #7F936F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836F93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.