What color is #83779B?

#83779B 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 #83779B?

The RGB value is 131, 119, 155: 131 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83779B?

The complementary color is #8F9B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83779B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83779B color

#83779B rgb(131, 119, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83779B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 46.7% green and 60.8% blue (131, 119, 155).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#83779B color codes

HEX	`#83779B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 119, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 46.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.27, 12.13, -17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.27, 21.45, 304.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.872, 20.385, 33.786)`
Decimal	`8615835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83779B, 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 #83779B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83779B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #83779B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83779b; }
.text { color: #83779b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83779b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 119 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83779b, #95779b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #83779B?: #83779B 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 #83779B?: The RGB value is 131, 119, 155: 131 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83779B?: The complementary color is #8F9B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83779B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.