What color is #83768D?

#83768D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83768D?

The RGB value is 131, 118, 141: 131 red, 118 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83768D?

The complementary color is #808D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83768D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83768D color

#83768D rgb(131, 118, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83768D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.3% green and 55.3% blue (131, 118, 141).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#83768D color codes

HEX	`#83768D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 118, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, 9.6, -10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 14.35, 312)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.645, 19.705, 27.91)`
Decimal	`8615565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83768D, 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 #83768D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83768D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #83768D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83768d; }
.text { color: #83768d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83768d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 118 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83768d, #8d768c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #83768D?: #83768D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83768D?: The RGB value is 131, 118, 141: 131 red, 118 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83768D?: The complementary color is #808D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83768D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.