What color is #837099?

#837099 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 #837099?

The RGB value is 131, 112, 153: 131 red, 112 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837099?

The complementary color is #869970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837099?

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.

#837099 color

#837099 rgb(131, 112, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #837099 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.9% green and 60% blue (131, 112, 153).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#837099 color codes

HEX	`#837099`
RGB	`rgb(131, 112, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 27%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.35, 15.81, -19.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.35, 25.07, 309.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.903, 18.714, 32.642)`
Decimal	`8614041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837099, 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 #837099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837099 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 #837099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837099; }
.text { color: #837099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 112 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837099, #977099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #837099?: #837099 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 #837099?: The RGB value is 131, 112, 153: 131 red, 112 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837099?: The complementary color is #869970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837099?: 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.