What color is #832F83?

#832F83 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #832F83?

The RGB value is 131, 47, 131: 131 red, 47 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #832F83?

The complementary color is #2F832F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #832F83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#832F83 color

#832F83 rgb(131, 47, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #832F83 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 18.4% green and 51.4% blue (131, 47, 131).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 47% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#832F83 color codes

HEX	`#832F83`
RGB	`rgb(131, 47, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 18.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 47%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 64%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35, 47.18, -30.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35, 55.93, 327.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.473, 8.498, 22.346)`
Decimal	`8597379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #832F83, 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 #832F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#832F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #832F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #832f83; }
.text { color: #832f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #832f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 47 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #832f83, #832f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #832F83?: #832F83 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #832F83?: The RGB value is 131, 47, 131: 131 red, 47 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #832F83?: The complementary color is #2F832F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #832F83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.