What color is #837EA6?

#837EA6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837EA6?

The RGB value is 131, 126, 166: 131 red, 126 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837EA6?

The complementary color is #A1A67E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837EA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837EA6 color

#837EA6 rgb(131, 126, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #837EA6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.4% green and 65.1% blue (131, 126, 166).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#837EA6 color codes

HEX	`#837EA6`
RGB	`rgb(131, 126, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 24%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.55, 10.61, -20.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.55, 23.16, 297.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.702, 22.5, 39.163)`
Decimal	`8617638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837EA6, 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 #837EA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837EA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #837EA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837ea6; }
.text { color: #837ea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837ea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 126 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837ea6, #977ea6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #837EA6?: #837EA6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837EA6?: The RGB value is 131, 126, 166: 131 red, 126 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837EA6?: The complementary color is #A1A67E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837EA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.