What color is #837F99?

#837F99 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 #837F99?

The RGB value is 131, 127, 153: 131 red, 127 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837F99?

The complementary color is #95997F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837F99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837F99 color

#837F99 rgb(131, 127, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #837F99 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.8% green and 60% blue (131, 127, 153).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#837F99 color codes

HEX	`#837F99`
RGB	`rgb(131, 127, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.35, 6.98, -13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.35, 15.09, 297.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.698, 22.304, 33.24)`
Decimal	`8617881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837F99, 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 #837F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #837F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837f99; }
.text { color: #837f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 127 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837f99, #907f99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #837F99?: #837F99 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 #837F99?: The RGB value is 131, 127, 153: 131 red, 127 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837F99?: The complementary color is #95997F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837F99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.