What color is #837C90?

#837C90 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837C90?

The RGB value is 131, 124, 144: 131 red, 124 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837C90?

The complementary color is #89907C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837C90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837C90 color

#837C90 rgb(131, 124, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #837C90 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 48.6% green and 56.5% blue (131, 124, 144).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#837C90 color codes

HEX	`#837C90`
RGB	`rgb(131, 124, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 48.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.23, 6.74, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.23, 11.92, 304.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.601, 21.254, 29.345)`
Decimal	`8617104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837C90, 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 #837C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #837C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837c90; }
.text { color: #837c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 124 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837c90, #8d7c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #837C90?: #837C90 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837C90?: The RGB value is 131, 124, 144: 131 red, 124 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837C90?: The complementary color is #89907C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837C90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.