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#8203DD Color

#8203DD is rgb(130, 3, 221) in RGB, hsl(275, 97%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 99%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8203DD
HEX#8203DD
RGBrgb(130, 3, 221)
HSLhsl(275, 97%, 44%)
HSVhsv(275, 99%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 99%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(50.1% 0.264 301.2)
LABlab(36.77% 69.07 -80.44)
LCHlch(36.77% 106.02 310.65)

What #8203DD 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 #8203DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.43French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.69Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.74Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.51Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.53Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 13.83

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

#8203DD Channel Values

How #8203DD 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 130 · G 3 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 97% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 99% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.99:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8203DD 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 text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8203DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8203DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8203DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8203DD
Complementary
#5EDD03
Analogous
#1603DD
Analogous
#DD03CB
Triadic
#DD8203
Triadic
#03DD82
Split comp.
#CBDD03
Split comp.
#03DD16

Tints & Shades of #8203DD

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

#980EFB
#A731FC
#B859FC
#CA81FD
#DBAAFE
#EACDFE

Shades

#7103BF
#6203A6
#500288
#3E0269
#2C014B
#1E0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8203DD.

How #8203DD 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#8203DD
Protanopia#3737DD
Protanomaly#5E2BDD
Deuteranopia#4D4DDC
Deuteranomaly#663CDC
Tritanopia#655656
Tritanomaly#72439F
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #8203DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8203dd: #8203DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8203DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8203dd': '#8203DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.012, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_8203dd">#8203DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8203DD"

More Purple Colors

#8203DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8203DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8203DD?

#8203DD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(130, 3, 221) in RGB and hsl(275, 97%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.43.

What is the RGB value of #8203DD?

#8203DD is rgb(130, 3, 221) — red 130, green 3, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8203DD?

#8203DD converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 99%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8203DD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8203DD scores 6.99:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8203DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8203DD 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 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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