What color is #843A77?

#843A77 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vixen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #843A77?

The RGB value is 132, 58, 119: 132 red, 58 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #843A77?

The complementary color is #3A8447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #843A77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#843A77 color

#843A77 rgb(132, 58, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #843A77 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 22.7% green and 46.7% blue (132, 58, 119).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 39% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 10% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vixen (#883377), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#843A77 color codes

HEX	`#843A77`
RGB	`rgb(132, 58, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 22.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 39%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 56%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 10%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.49, 40.05, -20.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.49, 44.87, 333.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.359, 9.265, 18.481)`
Decimal	`8665719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #843A77, 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 #843A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#843A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #843A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #843a77; }
.text { color: #843a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #843a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 58 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #843a77, #843a52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #843A77?: #843A77 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vixen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #843A77?: The RGB value is 132, 58, 119: 132 red, 58 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #843A77?: The complementary color is #3A8447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #843A77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.