What color is #836F9F?

#836F9F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #836F9F?

The RGB value is 131, 111, 159: 131 red, 111 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836F9F?

The complementary color is #8B9F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836F9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836F9F color

#836F9F rgb(131, 111, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #836F9F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.5% green and 62.4% blue (131, 111, 159).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#836F9F color codes

HEX	`#836F9F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 111, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 30%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.33, 17.8, -23.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.33, 29.09, 307.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.301, 18.697, 35.281)`
Decimal	`8613791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836F9F, 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 #836F9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#836F9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #836F9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836f9f; }
.text { color: #836f9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836f9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 111 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836f9f, #9b6f9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #836F9F?: #836F9F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #836F9F?: The RGB value is 131, 111, 159: 131 red, 111 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836F9F?: The complementary color is #8B9F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836F9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.