#8342A8

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #8342A8

Visually, #8342A8 is defined as a moderate purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Rebeccapurple. In the RGB color space, it consists of 131 red, 66 green, and 168 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 22% Cyan, 61% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 34% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8342A8
RGB131, 66, 168
HSL278.2°, 43.6%, 45.9%
CMYK22%, 61%, 0%, 34%
HSV278.2°, 60.7%, 65.9%
LAB40.5, 45.6, -43.8
XYZ18.4, 11.5, 38.3
Decimal8602280

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: #8342A8; }
.text-color { color: #8342A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8342A8; }

Similar Colors

Rebeccapurple
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