HEX Color #835F7C (Dimgray)

About #835F7C

The precise color #835F7C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Dimgray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(131, 95, 124).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 27% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#835F7C

RGB131, 95, 124

HSL311.7°, 15.9%, 44.3%

CMYK0%, 27%, 5%, 49%

HSV311.7°, 27.5%, 51.4%

LAB44.9, 19.7, -10.5

XYZ17.1, 14.5, 21.0

Decimal8609660

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#835F7C #5F8366

Analogous

#775F83 #835F69

Triadic

#7B835F #5F7B83

Tetradic

#83785F #5F8366 #5F6983

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#835F7C

#90708A

#9E8299

#AC94A7

#BAA6B6

#C7B7C4

#D5C9D3

#E3DBE1

#F1EDF0

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#835F7C

#74546E

#654960

#573F52

#483444

#3A2A37

#2B1F29

#1D151B

#0E0A0D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.39:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.89:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.16:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.31:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #835F7C; }

.text-color { color: #835F7C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #835F7C; }

Similar Colors

Dimgray

#696969