#837983

Color #837983

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.23 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#837983

RGB

rgb(131, 121, 131)

HSL

hsl(300, 4%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 7.6%, 51.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 0%, 48.6%)

LAB

lab(51.99, 5.77, -4.06)

LCH

lch(51.99, 7.06, 324.87)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.0192, 325.81)

HWB

hwb(300, 47.5%, 48.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#798379

Analogous

#7e7983

#837983

#83797e

Triadic

#837983

#838379

#798383

Split-complementary

#837983

#7e8379

#79837e

Tetradic

#837983

#837979

#798379

#798383

Square

#837983

#837e79

#798379

#797e83

Shades

Color #837983 mixed toward black.

#6d656d

#575157

#423c42

#2c282c

#161416

Tints

Color #837983 mixed toward white.

#988f98

#aca6ac

#c1bcc1

#d6d2d6

#eae9ea

Tones

Color #837983 mixed toward gray.

#827a82

#817b81

#807b80

#807c80

#7f7d7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f81 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#7f8080 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#837f7e · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #837983;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#837983]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#837983 (#837983) is rgb(131, 121, 131) in RGB.

No, #837983 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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