#836ddd

Color #836ddd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 5.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-500 #615fff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#836ddd

RGB

rgb(131, 109, 221)

HSL

hsl(251.8, 62.2%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.8, 50.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.7%, 50.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(52.93, 35.09, -54.57)

LCH

lch(52.93, 64.88, 302.74)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.1643, 289.63)

HWB

hwb(251.8, 42.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7dd6d

Analogous

#6d8fdd

#836ddd

#bb6ddd

Triadic

#836ddd

#dd836d

#6ddd83

Split-complementary

#836ddd

#ddbb6d

#8fdd6d

Tetradic

#836ddd

#dd6dc7

#c7dd6d

#6ddd83

Square

#836ddd

#dd6d8f

#c7dd6d

#6dddbb

Shades

Color #836ddd mixed toward black.

#5d40d3

#442ab2

#331f86

#221559

#110a2d

Tints

Color #836ddd mixed toward white.

#9885e3

#ac9ee8

#c1b6ee

#d6cef4

#eae7f9

Tones

Color #836ddd mixed toward gray.

#8976d4

#8e80ca

#9489c1

#9a92b8

#9f9cae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7ac9 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#7b7dc4 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#82b7b3 · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 26.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #836ddd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#836ddd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#836ddd (#836ddd) is rgb(131, 109, 221) in RGB.

No, #836ddd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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