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#823FC6 Color

#823FC6 is rgb(130, 63, 198) in RGB, hsl(270, 54%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 68%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#823FC6
HEX#823FC6
RGBrgb(130, 63, 198)
HSLhsl(270, 54%, 51%)
HSVhsv(270, 68%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 68%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.2 302.7)
LABlab(41.14% 48.32 -60.05)
LCHlch(41.14% 77.07 308.82)

What #823FC6 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 #823FC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 9.44Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.08Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.75Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 15.99Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.54Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.79

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

#823FC6 Channel Values

How #823FC6 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 63 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 54% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 68% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.04:1 vs white · 3.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #823FC6 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 text6.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #823FC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #823FC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #823FC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#823FC6
Complementary
#82C63F
Analogous
#3F3FC6
Analogous
#C63FC6
Triadic
#C6823F
Triadic
#3FC682
Split comp.
#C6C63F
Split comp.
#3FC63F

Tints & Shades of #823FC6

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

#945ACE
#A372D5
#B58DDD
#C7A9E5
#D9C4ED
#E8DCF4

Shades

#7034AD
#612D95
#4F247A
#3D1C5E
#2B1443
#1C0D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #823FC6.

How #823FC6 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#823FC6
Protanopia#5050C6
Protanomaly#6749C6
Deuteranopia#5C5CC5
Deuteranomaly#6D52C6
Tritanopia#6F5F5F
Tritanomaly#775494
Achromatopsia#636363

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Using #823FC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-823fc6: #823FC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #823FC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-823fc6': '#823FC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.247, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_823fc6">#823FC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#823FC6"

More Purple Colors

#823FC6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#823FC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #823FC6?

#823FC6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(130, 63, 198) in RGB and hsl(270, 54%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.44.

What is the RGB value of #823FC6?

#823FC6 is rgb(130, 63, 198) — red 130, green 63, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #823FC6?

#823FC6 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 68%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #823FC6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #823FC6 scores 6.04:1 against white and 3.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #823FC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #823FC6 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.75, which is visibly different.

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