What color is #837992?

#837992 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837992?

The RGB value is 131, 121, 146: 131 red, 121 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837992?

The complementary color is #889279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837992 color

#837992 rgb(131, 121, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #837992 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.5% green and 57.3% blue (131, 121, 146).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#837992 color codes

HEX	`#837992`
RGB	`rgb(131, 121, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, 8.93, -12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 15.05, 306.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.385, 20.575, 30.033)`
Decimal	`8616338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837992, 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 #837992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #837992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837992; }
.text { color: #837992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 121 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837992, #8f7992); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #837992?: #837992 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837992?: The RGB value is 131, 121, 146: 131 red, 121 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837992?: The complementary color is #889279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.