What color is #8221B3?

#8221B3 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Fuchsia Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8221B3?

The RGB value is 130, 33, 179: 130 red, 33 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8221B3?

The complementary color is #52B321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8221B3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8221B3 color

#8221B3 rgb(130, 33, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8221B3 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 12.9% green and 70.2% blue (130, 33, 179).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 69% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Nebula (#7722AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#8221B3 color codes

HEX	`#8221B3`
RGB	`rgb(130, 33, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 12.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 69%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 82%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 82%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.15, 61.71, -57.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.15, 84.23, 317.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.885, 9.089, 43.451)`
Decimal	`8528307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8221B3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8221B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8221B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8221B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8221b3; }
.text { color: #8221b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8221b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 33 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8221b3, #b3219b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8221B3?: #8221B3 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Fuchsia Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8221B3?: The RGB value is 130, 33, 179: 130 red, 33 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8221B3?: The complementary color is #52B321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8221B3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.