#833A7C

A dark, moderate magenta closely aligning with Purple.

About #833A7C

The hex code #833A7C represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Purple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 58, and 124.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 56% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 305.8° hue, 38.6% saturation, and 37.1% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark 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#833A7C
RGB131, 58, 124
HSL305.8°, 38.6%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 56%, 5%, 49%
HSV305.8°, 55.7%, 51.4%
LAB36.6, 40.6, -23.2
XYZ14.5, 9.3, 20.1
Decimal8600188

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.86:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.43:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #833A7C; }
.text-color { color: #833A7C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #833A7C; }

Similar Colors

Purple
#800080