What color is #843F91?

#843F91 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #843F91?

The RGB value is 132, 63, 145: 132 red, 63 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #843F91?

The complementary color is #4C913F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #843F91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#843F91 color

#843F91 rgb(132, 63, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #843F91 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 24.7% green and 56.9% blue (132, 63, 145).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 39% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Purple Pleasures (#81459E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#843F91 color codes

HEX	`#843F91`
RGB	`rgb(132, 63, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 24.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 39%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 57%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 57%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.74, 42.45, -32.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.74, 53.6, 322.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.403, 10.506, 27.946)`
Decimal	`8667025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #843F91, 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 #843F91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#843F91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #843F91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #843f91; }
.text { color: #843f91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #843f91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 63 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #843f91, #913f75); }

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Questions

What color is #843F91?: #843F91 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #843F91?: The RGB value is 132, 63, 145: 132 red, 63 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #843F91?: The complementary color is #4C913F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #843F91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.