What color is #836FA1?

#836FA1 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 #836FA1?

The RGB value is 131, 111, 161: 131 red, 111 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #836FA1?

The complementary color is #8DA16F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836FA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#836FA1 color

#836FA1 rgb(131, 111, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #836FA1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.5% green and 63.1% blue (131, 111, 161).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#836FA1 color codes

HEX	`#836FA1`
RGB	`rgb(131, 111, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.41, 18.27, -24.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.41, 30.2, 307.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.476, 18.767, 36.202)`
Decimal	`8613793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #836FA1, 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 #836FA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#836FA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #836FA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836fa1; }
.text { color: #836fa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836fa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 111 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836fa1, #9c6fa1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #836FA1?: #836FA1 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 #836FA1?: The RGB value is 131, 111, 161: 131 red, 111 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #836FA1?: The complementary color is #8DA16F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836FA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.