#8349C5

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Slateblue.

About #8349C5

The hex code #8349C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 131 red, 73 green, and 197 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 34% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow, and 23% black. The HSL representation is 268.1° hue, 51.7% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8349C5
RGB131, 73, 197
HSL268.1°, 51.7%, 52.9%
CMYK34%, 63%, 0%, 23%
HSV268.1°, 62.9%, 77.3%
LAB43.7, 48.9, -55.7
XYZ21.8, 13.6, 54.3
Decimal8604101

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.72:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.39:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.17:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8349C5; }
.text-color { color: #8349C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8349C5; }

Similar Colors

Slateblue
#6A5ACD