#831D8A

A dark, moderate magenta closely aligning with Purple.

About #831D8A

Visually, #831D8A is defined as a moderate magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Purple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 29, and 138.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 5% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow, and 46% black. With a hue angle of 296.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#831D8A
RGB131, 29, 138
HSL296.1°, 65.3%, 32.7%
CMYK5%, 79%, 0%, 46%
HSV296.1°, 79.0%, 54.1%
LAB33.0, 55.2, -37.6
XYZ14.4, 7.5, 24.7
Decimal8592778

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.37:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.51:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.00:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.13:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #831D8A; }
.text-color { color: #831D8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #831D8A; }

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