What color is #8327A7?

#8327A7 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pleasant Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8327A7?

The RGB value is 131, 39, 167: 131 red, 39 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8327A7?

The complementary color is #4BA727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8327A7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8327A7 color

#8327A7 rgb(131, 39, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8327A7 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 15.3% green and 65.5% blue (131, 39, 167).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 62% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Pleasant Purple (#8833AA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#8327A7 color codes

HEX	`#8327A7`
RGB	`rgb(131, 39, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 15.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 62%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 77%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 77%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.11, 57.42, -50.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.11, 76.28, 318.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.059, 9.067, 37.403)`
Decimal	`8595367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8327A7, 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 #8327A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8327A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #8327A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8327a7; }
.text { color: #8327a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8327a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 39 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8327a7, #a7278b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8327A7?: #8327A7 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pleasant Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8327A7?: The RGB value is 131, 39, 167: 131 red, 39 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8327A7?: The complementary color is #4BA727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8327A7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.