#8300DB

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkviolet.

About #8300DB

Visually, #8300DB is defined as a vivid purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 0, and 219.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 40% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14% Black. With a hue angle of 275.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8300DB
RGB131, 0, 219
HSL275.9°, 100.0%, 42.9%
CMYK40%, 100%, 0%, 14%
HSV275.9°, 100.0%, 85.9%
LAB37.7, 76.1, -78.1
XYZ22.1, 9.9, 67.8
Decimal8585435

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.99:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.72:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.54:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

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

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