What color is #83759D?

#83759D 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 #83759D?

The RGB value is 131, 117, 157: 131 red, 117 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83759D?

The complementary color is #8F9D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83759D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83759D color

#83759D rgb(131, 117, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83759D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.9% green and 61.6% blue (131, 117, 157).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% 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 5:1).

#83759D color codes

HEX	`#83759D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 117, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 25%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, 13.77, -19.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 23.92, 305.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.806, 19.982, 34.6)`
Decimal	`8615325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83759D, 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 #83759D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83759D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #83759D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83759d; }
.text { color: #83759d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83759d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 117 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83759d, #97759d); }

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Questions

What color is #83759D?: #83759D 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 #83759D?: The RGB value is 131, 117, 157: 131 red, 117 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83759D?: The complementary color is #8F9D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83759D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.