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Recognised as Colour

#836D96

  • #836D96
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#836D96 is a violet with RGB values 131, 109, 150 and HSL 272°, 16%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#836D96#836D96
HEX#836D96
RGBrgb(131, 109, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4275, 0.5882
RGB percentages51.4%, 42.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(272.2, 16.3%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.2, 27.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK12.7%, 27.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,613,270
CSS custom property--colour: #836D96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#7C9269

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#667598no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7695no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#81727Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Gray · ΔE 25.8Dim grey · ΔE 26Plum · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 21.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80966D
Analogous#6F6D96, #966D94
Triadic#96836D, #6D9683
Split complementary#94966D, #6D966E
Tetradic#966E6D, #80966D, #6D9496

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E4EB
Lighter +30%#CFC6D6
Lighter +20%#B5A8C1
Lighter +10%#9C8BAB
Darker −10%#695779
Darker −20%#4F425B
Darker −30%#362C3E
Darker −40%#1C1720
More saturated +25%#854EB5
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R131
G109
B150
Red131 (51.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue272.2°
Saturation (HSL)16.33%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 6D · B 96

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