Information about #837788 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #837788 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 119, 136) — 51.4% red, 46.7% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 7 / 0 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #837788 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Graceland (#877482). Nearby in the Register you will also find Purple Grey (#866F85) and Grey Purple (#826D8C).

The recipe behind #837788 is rgb(131, 119, 136), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #837788 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.2:1. #837788 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#837788 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#837788 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #837788

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Purple Grey color link
Purple Grey

#866F85

Grey Purple color link
Grey Purple

#826D8C

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#837788
  • RGB131, 119, 136
  • CMYK2, 7, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(131, 119, 136)
  • HSL282°, 7%, 50%
  • HSL Precise282.353°, 6.667%, 50%
  • HSV282°, 13%, 53%
  • HSB282°, 13%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.467, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.467, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.467, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID837788
  • DECIMAL ID8615816
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01