What color is #83729A?

#83729A 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 #83729A?

The RGB value is 131, 114, 154: 131 red, 114 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83729A?

The complementary color is #899A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83729A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83729A color

#83729A rgb(131, 114, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83729A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 44.7% green and 60.4% blue (131, 114, 154).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#83729A color codes

HEX	`#83729A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 114, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 44.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.91, 14.86, -19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.91, 24.26, 307.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.209, 19.193, 33.153)`
Decimal	`8614554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83729A, 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 #83729A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83729A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #83729A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83729a; }
.text { color: #83729a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83729a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 114 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83729a, #97729a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #83729A?: #83729A 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 #83729A?: The RGB value is 131, 114, 154: 131 red, 114 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83729A?: The complementary color is #899A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83729A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.