What color is #83778E?

#83778E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83778E?

The RGB value is 131, 119, 142: 131 red, 119 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83778E?

The complementary color is #828E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83778E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83778E color

#83778E rgb(131, 119, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83778E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.7% green and 55.7% blue (131, 119, 142).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#83778E color codes

HEX	`#83778E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 119, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, 9.23, -10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 14.2, 310.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.839, 19.972, 28.343)`
Decimal	`8615822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83778E, 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 #83778E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83778E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #83778E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83778e; }
.text { color: #83778e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83778e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 119 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83778e, #8e778d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #83778E?: #83778E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83778E?: The RGB value is 131, 119, 142: 131 red, 119 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83778E?: The complementary color is #828E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83778E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.