#836894

Color #836894

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 24.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#836894

RGB

rgb(131, 104, 148)

HSL

hsl(276.8, 17.5%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.8, 29.7%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 29.7%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(48.09, 19.43, -19.98)

LCH

lch(48.09, 27.87, 314.2)

OKLCH

oklch(56%, 0.0734, 311.96)

HWB

hwb(276.8, 40.8%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#799468

Analogous

#6d6894

#836894

#94688f

Triadic

#836894

#948368

#689483

Split-complementary

#836894

#8f9468

#68946d

Tetradic

#836894

#946879

#799468

#689483

Square

#836894

#946d68

#799468

#688f94

Shades

Color #836894 mixed toward black.

#6d577b

#574563

#41344a

#2c2331

#161119

Tints

Color #836894 mixed toward white.

#9881a6

#ac9ab8

#c1b3ca

#d6ccdc

#eae6ed

Tones

Color #836894 mixed toward gray.

#826c90

#816f8d

#807389

#807785

#7f7a82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.37:1

White text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78788b · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#7a7c89 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#828381 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #836894;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#836894]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#836894 (#836894) is rgb(131, 104, 148) in RGB.

No, #836894 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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