What color is #837F98?

#837F98 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837F98?

The RGB value is 131, 127, 152: 131 red, 127 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837F98?

The complementary color is #94987F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837F98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837F98 color

#837F98 rgb(131, 127, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #837F98 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.8% green and 59.6% blue (131, 127, 152).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#837F98 color codes

HEX	`#837F98`
RGB	`rgb(131, 127, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, 6.76, -12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 14.52, 297.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.616, 22.271, 32.807)`
Decimal	`8617880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837F98, 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 #837F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #837F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837f98; }
.text { color: #837f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 127 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837f98, #8f7f98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #837F98?: #837F98 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837F98?: The RGB value is 131, 127, 152: 131 red, 127 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837F98?: The complementary color is #94987F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837F98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.