HEX Color #833AA8 (Rebeccapurple)

About #833AA8

The hex code #833AA8 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Rebeccapurple. In the RGB color space, it consists of 131 red, 58 green, and 168 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. This specific hue requires a mix of 22% C, 65% M, 0% Y, and 34% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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

Color Space Conversions

HEX#833AA8

RGB131, 58, 168

HSL279.8°, 48.7%, 44.3%

CMYK22%, 65%, 0%, 34%

HSV279.8°, 65.5%, 65.9%

LAB39.0, 49.6, -46.1

XYZ17.9, 10.7, 38.2

Decimal8600232

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#833AA8 #5EA839

Analogous

#4C39A8 #A83995

Triadic

#A88339 #39A883

Tetradic

#A84C39 #5EA839 #3995A8

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#833AA8

#904FB1

#9E65BB

#AC7BC5

#BA91CE

#C7A7D8

#D5BDE2

#E3D3EB

#F1E9F5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#833AA8

#743395

#652D82

#572670

#48205D

#3A194A

#2B1338

#1D0C25

#0E0612

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.70:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.14:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.40:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.67:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #833AA8; }

.text-color { color: #833AA8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #833AA8; }

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