What color is #83738C?

#83738C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83738C?

The RGB value is 131, 115, 140: 131 red, 115 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83738C?

The complementary color is #7C8C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83738C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83738C color

#83738C rgb(131, 115, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83738C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.1% green and 54.9% blue (131, 115, 140).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#83738C color codes

HEX	`#83738C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 115, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, 11.15, -11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 15.9, 314.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.224, 18.98, 27.404)`
Decimal	`8614796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83738C, 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 #83738C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83738C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #83738C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83738c; }
.text { color: #83738c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83738c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 115 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83738c, #8c7389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #83738C?: #83738C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83738C?: The RGB value is 131, 115, 140: 131 red, 115 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83738C?: The complementary color is #7C8C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83738C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.