What color is #83297A?

#83297A is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Noble Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83297A?

The RGB value is 131, 41, 122: 131 red, 41 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83297A?

The complementary color is #298332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83297A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83297A color

#83297A rgb(131, 41, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83297A is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 16.1% green and 47.8% blue (131, 41, 122).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 52% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Noble Plum (#871F78), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#83297A color codes

HEX	`#83297A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 41, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 16.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 52%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 69%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.6, 48.15, -26.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.6, 55.02, 331.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.666, 7.817, 19.198)`
Decimal	`8595834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83297A, 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 #83297A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#83297A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #83297A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83297a; }
.text { color: #83297a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83297a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 41 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83297a, #83294d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Purple.

Questions

What color is #83297A?: #83297A is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Noble Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83297A?: The RGB value is 131, 41, 122: 131 red, 41 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83297A?: The complementary color is #298332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83297A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.