#83428A

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #83428A

Visually, #83428A is defined as a moderate magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Rebeccapurple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 66, and 138.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 5% cyan and 52% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#83428A
RGB131, 66, 138
HSL294.2°, 35.3%, 40.0%
CMYK5%, 52%, 0%, 46%
HSV294.2°, 52.2%, 54.1%
LAB38.8, 39.2, -28.3
XYZ15.9, 10.6, 25.2
Decimal8602250

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.75:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.11:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.45:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.65:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #83428A; }
.text-color { color: #83428A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #83428A; }

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