#8300F0

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #8300F0

Visually, #8300F0 is defined as a vivid purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Blueviolet. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(131, 0, 240).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 45% C, 100% M, 0% Y, and 6% K. The HSL representation is 272.8° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 47.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8300F0
RGB131, 0, 240
HSL272.8°, 100.0%, 47.1%
CMYK45%, 100%, 0%, 6%
HSV272.8°, 100.0%, 94.1%
LAB39.8, 80.3, -86.7
XYZ25.1, 11.1, 83.3
Decimal8585456

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.22:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.74:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8300F0; }
.text-color { color: #8300F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8300F0; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
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