#8333CC

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #8333CC

The hex code #8333CC represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 131 red, 51 green, and 204 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 36% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow, and 20% black. With a hue angle of 271.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8333CC
RGB131, 51, 204
HSL271.4°, 60.0%, 50.0%
CMYK36%, 75%, 0%, 20%
HSV271.4°, 75.0%, 80.0%
LAB40.5, 60.9, -64.9
XYZ21.4, 11.6, 58.2
Decimal8598476

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.31:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.06:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.81:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8333CC; }
.text-color { color: #8333CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8333CC; }

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Darkorchid
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