What color is #83769E?

#83769E 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 #83769E?

The RGB value is 131, 118, 158: 131 red, 118 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83769E?

The complementary color is #919E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83769E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83769E color

#83769E rgb(131, 118, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83769E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.3% green and 62% blue (131, 118, 158).

Its hue angle is 259°, 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 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#83769E color codes

HEX	`#83769E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 118, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 25%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.12, 13.42, -19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.12, 23.81, 304.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.009, 20.251, 35.09)`
Decimal	`8615582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83769E, 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 #83769E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83769E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #83769E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83769e; }
.text { color: #83769e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83769e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 118 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83769e, #97769e); }

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Questions

What color is #83769E?: #83769E 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 #83769E?: The RGB value is 131, 118, 158: 131 red, 118 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83769E?: The complementary color is #919E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83769E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.