#836691

Color #836691

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 24.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#836691

RGB

rgb(131, 102, 145)

HSL

hsl(280.5, 17.4%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.5, 29.7%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 29.7%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(47.46, 19.95, -19.16)

LCH

lch(47.46, 27.66, 316.16)

OKLCH

oklch(55.5%, 0.0733, 314.5)

HWB

hwb(280.5, 40%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#749166

Analogous

#6d6691

#836691

#916689

Triadic

#836691

#918366

#669183

Split-complementary

#836691

#899166

#66916d

Tetradic

#836691

#916674

#749166

#669183

Square

#836691

#916d66

#749166

#668991

Shades

Color #836691 mixed toward black.

#6d5579

#574461

#413348

#2c2230

#161118

Tints

Color #836691 mixed toward white.

#987ea4

#ad98b7

#c1b2c9

#d6ccdb

#eae5ed

Tones

Color #836691 mixed toward gray.

#826a8d

#806d8a

#7f7186

#7e7483

#7d787f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.27:1

White text reads better on this background (4.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787788 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#797b86 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#82817f · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 19.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #836691;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#836691]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#836691 (#836691) is rgb(131, 102, 145) in RGB.

No, #836691 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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