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#836BA8 Color

#836BA8 is rgb(131, 107, 168) in RGB, hsl(264, 26%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#836BA8
HEX#836BA8
RGBrgb(131, 107, 168)
HSLhsl(264, 26%, 54%)
HSVhsv(264, 36%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.095 301.6)
LABlab(49.45% 19.47 -29.43)
LCHlch(49.45% 35.29 303.49)

What #836BA8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #836BA8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.06Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.78Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.58Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.69Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 9.65French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.04

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#836BA8 Channel Values

How #836BA8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 131 · G 107 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 26% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 36% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.53:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #836BA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #836BA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #836BA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #836BA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#836BA8
Complementary
#90A86B
Analogous
#6B71A8
Analogous
#A26BA8
Triadic
#A8846B
Triadic
#6BA884
Split comp.
#A8A26B
Split comp.
#71A86B

Tints & Shades of #836BA8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#947EB4
#A695C1
#B7A8CC
#C7BCD7
#D7CFE3
#EAE5F0

Shades

#725997
#614B81
#503E6A
#3C2F50
#2C223A
#1B1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #836BA8.

How #836BA8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#836BA8
Protanopia#7070A8
Protanomaly#786EA8
Deuteranopia#7474A8
Deuteranomaly#7A70A8
Tritanopia#7A7575
Tritanomaly#7E718C
Achromatopsia#767676

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Using #836BA8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-836ba8: #836BA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #836BA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-836ba8': '#836BA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.420, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_836ba8">#836BA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#836BA8"

More Purple Colors

#836BA8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#836BA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #836BA8?

#836BA8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(131, 107, 168) in RGB and hsl(264, 26%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #836BA8?

#836BA8 is rgb(131, 107, 168) — red 131, green 107, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #836BA8?

#836BA8 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #836BA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #836BA8 scores 4.53:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #836BA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #836BA8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 23.42, which is visibly different.

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