What color is #843D8A?

#843D8A is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #843D8A?

The RGB value is 132, 61, 138: 132 red, 61 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #843D8A?

The complementary color is #438A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #843D8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#843D8A color

#843D8A rgb(132, 61, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #843D8A is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 23.9% green and 54.1% blue (132, 61, 138).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 39% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#843D8A color codes

HEX	`#843D8A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 61, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 23.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 39%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 56%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 56%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.98, 42.07, -29.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.98, 51.46, 324.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.772, 10.079, 25.154)`
Decimal	`8666506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #843D8A, 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 #843D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#843D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #843D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #843d8a; }
.text { color: #843d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #843d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 61 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #843d8a, #8a3d6a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #843D8A?: #843D8A is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #843D8A?: The RGB value is 132, 61, 138: 132 red, 61 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #843D8A?: The complementary color is #438A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #843D8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.