What color is #837C9C?

#837C9C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837C9C?

The RGB value is 131, 124, 156: 131 red, 124 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837C9C?

The complementary color is #959C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837C9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837C9C color

#837C9C rgb(131, 124, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #837C9C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 48.6% green and 61.2% blue (131, 124, 156).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#837C9C color codes

HEX	`#837C9C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 124, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 48.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 21%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.64, 9.42, -16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.64, 18.73, 300.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.567, 21.641, 34.434)`
Decimal	`8617116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837C9C, 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 #837C9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837C9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #837C9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837c9c; }
.text { color: #837c9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837c9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 124 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837c9c, #937c9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #837C9C?: #837C9C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837C9C?: The RGB value is 131, 124, 156: 131 red, 124 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837C9C?: The complementary color is #959C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837C9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.