#836BAE Color

#836BAE is rgb(131, 107, 174) in RGB and hsl(261, 29%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#836BAE

HEX#836BAE

RGBrgb(131, 107, 174)

HSLhsl(261, 29%, 55%)

HSVhsv(261, 39%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.103 299.7)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 39%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text4.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#836BAE Complementary#96AE6B Analogous#6B75AE Analogous#A46BAE Triadic#AE826B Triadic#6BAE82

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#937FB8 #A492C3 #B4A6CE #C8BDDB #D8D1E6 #E9E5F1

Shades

#70579E #5D4884 #4D3C6D #3D2F56 #2C223F #1A1424

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