What color is #830094?

#830094 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Ultraberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #830094?

The RGB value is 131, 0, 148: 131 red, 0 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #830094?

The complementary color is #119400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #830094?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#830094 color

#830094 rgb(131, 0, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #830094 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 0% green and 58% blue (131, 0, 148).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ultraberry (#770088), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#830094 color codes

HEX	`#830094`
RGB	`rgb(131, 0, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 0%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 100%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.73, 62.7, -45.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.73, 77.63, 323.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.705, 6.964, 28.581)`
Decimal	`8585364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #830094, 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 #830094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#830094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #830094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #830094; }
.text { color: #830094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #830094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 0 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #830094, #94005b); }

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Questions

What color is #830094?: #830094 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Ultraberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #830094?: The RGB value is 131, 0, 148: 131 red, 0 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #830094?: The complementary color is #119400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #830094?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.