What color is #83317B?

#83317B 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 #83317B?

The RGB value is 131, 49, 123: 131 red, 49 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83317B?

The complementary color is #318339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83317B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83317B color

#83317B rgb(131, 49, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #83317B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 19.2% green and 48.2% blue (131, 49, 123).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 46% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#83317B color codes

HEX	`#83317B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 49, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 19.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 46%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 63%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.91, 44.83, -25.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.91, 51.43, 330.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.034, 8.453, 19.628)`
Decimal	`8597883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83317B, 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 #83317B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#83317B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #83317B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83317b; }
.text { color: #83317b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83317b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 49 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83317b, #833152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #83317B?: #83317B 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 #83317B?: The RGB value is 131, 49, 123: 131 red, 49 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83317B?: The complementary color is #318339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83317B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.