What color is #83799B?

#83799B 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 #83799B?

The RGB value is 131, 121, 155: 131 red, 121 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83799B?

The complementary color is #919B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83799B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83799B color

#83799B rgb(131, 121, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83799B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.5% green and 60.8% blue (131, 121, 155).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#83799B color codes

HEX	`#83799B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 121, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 22%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.8, 10.95, -16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.8, 20.12, 302.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.113, 20.867, 33.867)`
Decimal	`8616347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83799B, 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 #83799B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83799B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #83799B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83799b; }
.text { color: #83799b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83799b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 121 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83799b, #94799b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #83799B?: #83799B 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 #83799B?: The RGB value is 131, 121, 155: 131 red, 121 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83799B?: The complementary color is #919B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83799B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.