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#803EF9 Color

#803EF9 is rgb(128, 62, 249) in RGB, hsl(261, 94%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 75%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#803EF9
HEX#803EF9
RGBrgb(128, 62, 249)
HSLhsl(261, 94%, 61%)
HSVhsv(261, 75%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 75%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.255 292.1)
LABlab(44.23% 58.45 -84.05)
LCHlch(44.23% 102.37 304.81)

What #803EF9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #803EF9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.76Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.66French Violet#8806CEΔE 16.77Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 17.51Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 18.36Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 19.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#803EF9 Channel Values

How #803EF9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 128 · G 62 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 94% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 75% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.28:1 vs white · 3.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #803EF9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #803EF9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #803EF9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #803EF9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#803EF9
Complementary
#B8F93E
Analogous
#3E5AF9
Analogous
#DD3EF9
Triadic
#F9803E
Triadic
#3EF980
Split comp.
#F9DD3E
Split comp.
#5AF93E

Tints & Shades of #803EF9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9057FA
#A374FB
#B48DFB
#C4A6FC
#D5BFFD
#E8DCFE

Shades

#6516F8
#5207DF
#4406B7
#33048B
#250363
#16023B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #803EF9.

How #803EF9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#803EF9
Protanopia#4E4EF9
Protanomaly#6648F9
Deuteranopia#5B5BF8
Deuteranomaly#6C51F9
Tritanopia#5A7070
Tritanomaly#6B60B7
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #803EF9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-803ef9: #803EF9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #803EF9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-803ef9': '#803EF9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.243, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_803ef9">#803EF9</color>
SVG fillfill="#803EF9"

More Purple Colors

#803EF9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#803EF9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #803EF9?

#803EF9 is a light purple — rgb(128, 62, 249) in RGB and hsl(261, 94%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.76.

What is the RGB value of #803EF9?

#803EF9 is rgb(128, 62, 249) — red 128, green 62, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #803EF9?

#803EF9 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 75%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #803EF9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #803EF9 scores 5.28:1 against white and 3.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #803EF9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #803EF9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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