What color is #83739C?

#83739C 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 #83739C?

The RGB value is 131, 115, 156: 131 red, 115 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83739C?

The complementary color is #8C9C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83739C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83739C color

#83739C rgb(131, 115, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83739C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.1% green and 61.2% blue (131, 115, 156).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#83739C color codes

HEX	`#83739C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 115, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.25, 14.73, -19.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.25, 24.7, 306.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.49, 19.487, 34.075)`
Decimal	`8614812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83739C, 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 #83739C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83739C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #83739C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83739c; }
.text { color: #83739c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83739c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 115 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83739c, #97739c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83739C?: #83739C 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 #83739C?: The RGB value is 131, 115, 156: 131 red, 115 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83739C?: The complementary color is #8C9C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83739C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.