What color is #837E9D?

#837E9D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837E9D?

The RGB value is 131, 126, 157: 131 red, 126 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837E9D?

The complementary color is #989D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837E9D?

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.

#837E9D color

#837E9D rgb(131, 126, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #837E9D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.4% green and 61.6% blue (131, 126, 157).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% 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 5.44:1).

#837E9D color codes

HEX	`#837E9D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 126, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 20%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.22, 8.48, -15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.22, 18.02, 298.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.905, 22.181, 34.966)`
Decimal	`8617629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837E9D, 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 #837E9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837E9D 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 #837E9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837e9d; }
.text { color: #837e9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837e9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 126 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837e9d, #937e9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #837E9D?: #837E9D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837E9D?: The RGB value is 131, 126, 157: 131 red, 126 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837E9D?: The complementary color is #989D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837E9D?: 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.