What color is #837A97?

#837A97 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837A97?

The RGB value is 131, 122, 151: 131 red, 122 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837A97?

The complementary color is #8E977A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837A97 color

#837A97 rgb(131, 122, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #837A97 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 47.8% green and 59.2% blue (131, 122, 151).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#837A97 color codes

HEX	`#837A97`
RGB	`rgb(131, 122, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 47.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, 9.45, -14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 17.2, 303.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.904, 20.979, 32.167)`
Decimal	`8616599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837A97, 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 #837A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #837A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837a97; }
.text { color: #837a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 122 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837a97, #917a97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #837A97?: #837A97 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837A97?: The RGB value is 131, 122, 151: 131 red, 122 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837A97?: The complementary color is #8E977A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.