#836B8E Color

#836B8E is rgb(131, 107, 142) in RGB and hsl(281, 14%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. White text is most readable on this background.

#836B8E

HEX#836B8E

RGBrgb(131, 107, 142)

HSLhsl(281, 14%, 49%)

HSVhsv(281, 25%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.06 315.1)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #836B8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #836B8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#836B8E Complementary#778E6B Analogous#726B8E Analogous#8E6B88 Triadic#8E836B Triadic#6B8E83

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #836B8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#957F9F #A593AE #B6A8BD #C7BCCD #D8D0DC #E9E5EB

Shades

#735E7D #614F69 #504257 #3E3243 #2E2531 #1B161D

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