What color is #837796?

#837796 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837796?

The RGB value is 131, 119, 150: 131 red, 119 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837796?

The complementary color is #8A9677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837796 color

#837796 rgb(131, 119, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #837796 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.7% green and 58.8% blue (131, 119, 150).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#837796 color codes

HEX	`#837796`
RGB	`rgb(131, 119, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, 10.99, -15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 18.64, 306.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.461, 20.221, 31.621)`
Decimal	`8615830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837796, 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 #837796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #837796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837796; }
.text { color: #837796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 119 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837796, #937796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #837796?: #837796 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837796?: The RGB value is 131, 119, 150: 131 red, 119 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837796?: The complementary color is #8A9677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.