What color is #837BB2?

#837BB2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837BB2?

The RGB value is 131, 123, 178: 131 red, 123 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837BB2?

The complementary color is #AAB27B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837BB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837BB2 color

#837BB2 rgb(131, 123, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #837BB2 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 48.2% green and 69.8% blue (131, 123, 178).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 26% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#837BB2 color codes

HEX	`#837BB2`
RGB	`rgb(131, 123, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 48.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 26%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 31%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 31%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.24, 15.33, -27.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.24, 31.91, 298.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.477, 22.205, 45.107)`
Decimal	`8616882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837BB2, 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 #837BB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837BB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #837BB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837bb2; }
.text { color: #837bb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837bb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 123 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837bb2, #9f7bb2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #837BB2?: #837BB2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837BB2?: The RGB value is 131, 123, 178: 131 red, 123 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837BB2?: The complementary color is #AAB27B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837BB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.