What color is #837FA1?

#837FA1 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 #837FA1?

The RGB value is 131, 127, 161: 131 red, 127 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837FA1?

The complementary color is #9DA17F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837FA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837FA1 color

#837FA1 rgb(131, 127, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #837FA1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49.8% green and 63.1% blue (131, 127, 161).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% 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 5.52:1).

#837FA1 color codes

HEX	`#837FA1`
RGB	`rgb(131, 127, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.63, 8.83, -17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.63, 19.67, 296.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.381, 22.577, 36.837)`
Decimal	`8617889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837FA1, 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 #837FA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837FA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #837FA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837fa1; }
.text { color: #837fa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837fa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 127 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837fa1, #947fa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #837FA1?: #837FA1 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 #837FA1?: The RGB value is 131, 127, 161: 131 red, 127 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837FA1?: The complementary color is #9DA17F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837FA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.