#836ebe

Color #836ebe

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.65 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#836ebe

RGB

rgb(131, 110, 190)

HSL

hsl(255.8, 38.1%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.8, 42.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.1%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(51.49, 26.12, -39.19)

LCH

lch(51.49, 47.1, 303.68)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.1207, 294.53)

HWB

hwb(255.8, 43.1%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9be6e

Analogous

#6e81be

#836ebe

#ab6ebe

Triadic

#836ebe

#be836e

#6ebe83

Split-complementary

#836ebe

#beab6e

#81be6e

Tetradic

#836ebe

#be6ea9

#a9be6e

#6ebe83

Square

#836ebe

#be6e81

#a9be6e

#6ebeab

Shades

Color #836ebe mixed toward black.

#664dad

#523e8a

#3d2e68

#291f45

#140f23

Tints

Color #836ebe mixed toward white.

#9886c9

#ac9ed4

#c1b6de

#d6cfe9

#eae7f4

Tones

Color #836ebe mixed toward gray.

#8675b7

#897bb1

#8c82aa

#9089a3

#938f9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7aaf · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#7c7dab · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#82a29f · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #836ebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#836ebe]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#836ebe (#836ebe) is rgb(131, 110, 190) in RGB.

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

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