What color is #83739B?

#83739B 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 #83739B?

The RGB value is 131, 115, 155: 131 red, 115 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83739B?

The complementary color is #8B9B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83739B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83739B color

#83739B rgb(131, 115, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83739B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.1% green and 60.8% blue (131, 115, 155).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#83739B color codes

HEX	`#83739B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 115, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.21, 14.49, -19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.21, 24.14, 306.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.406, 19.453, 33.631)`
Decimal	`8614811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83739B, 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 #83739B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83739B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #83739B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83739b; }
.text { color: #83739b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83739b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 115 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83739b, #97739b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83739B?: #83739B 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 #83739B?: The RGB value is 131, 115, 155: 131 red, 115 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83739B?: The complementary color is #8B9B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83739B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.