#836d86

Color #836d86

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#836d86

RGB

rgb(131, 109, 134)

HSL

hsl(292.8, 10.3%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.8, 18.7%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 18.7%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(48.86, 13.44, -10.5)

LCH

lch(48.86, 17.06, 322)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.046, 322.23)

HWB

hwb(292.8, 42.7%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#70866d

Analogous

#766d86

#836d86

#866d7c

Triadic

#836d86

#86836d

#6d8683

Split-complementary

#836d86

#7c866d

#6d8676

Tetradic

#836d86

#866d70

#70866d

#6d8683

Square

#836d86

#86766d

#70866d

#6d7c86

Shades

Color #836d86 mixed toward black.

#6d5b70

#574959

#413643

#2c242d

#161216

Tints

Color #836d86 mixed toward white.

#98849b

#ad9daf

#c1b5c3

#d6ced7

#eae6eb

Tones

Color #836d86 mixed toward gray.

#816f84

#807182

#7e7380

#7d757e

#7b777b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.5:1

White text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a81 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#7b7d7f · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#827c7b · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #836d86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#836d86]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#836d86 (#836d86) is rgb(131, 109, 134) in RGB.

No, #836d86 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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