#8300AF

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #8300AF

At its core, #8300AF is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 0, and 175.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 25% cyan and 100% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 284.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8300AF
RGB131, 0, 175
HSL284.9°, 100.0%, 34.3%
CMYK25%, 100%, 0%, 31%
HSV284.9°, 100.0%, 68.6%
LAB33.8, 67.5, -58.7
XYZ17.1, 7.9, 41.2
Decimal8585391

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.13:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.58:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.77:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.20:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8300AF; }
.text-color { color: #8300AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8300AF; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
#9932CC