What color is #830C77?

#830C77 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Royal Purpleness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #830C77?

The RGB value is 131, 12, 119: 131 red, 12 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #830C77?

The complementary color is #0C8318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #830C77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#830C77 color

#830C77 rgb(131, 12, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #830C77 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 4.7% green and 46.7% blue (131, 12, 119).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 83% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purpleness (#881177), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#830C77 color codes

HEX	`#830C77`
RGB	`rgb(131, 12, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 4.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 83%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 91%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.45, 56.21, -29.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.45, 63.57, 332.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.821, 6.421, 18.013)`
Decimal	`8588407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #830C77, 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 #830C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#830C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #830C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #830c77; }
.text { color: #830c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #830c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 12 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #830c77, #830c3c); }

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Questions

What color is #830C77?: #830C77 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Royal Purpleness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #830C77?: The RGB value is 131, 12, 119: 131 red, 12 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #830C77?: The complementary color is #0C8318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #830C77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.