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#8303D8 Color

#8303D8 is rgb(131, 3, 216) in RGB, hsl(276, 97%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 99%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Violet (#8806CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8303D8
HEX#8303D8
RGBrgb(131, 3, 216)
HSLhsl(276, 97%, 43%)
HSVhsv(276, 99%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 99%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.26 302.6)
LABlab(36.51% 68.41 -77.98)
LCHlch(36.51% 103.74 311.26)

What #8303D8 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 #8303D8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.15Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.4Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.44Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.71Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 9.59Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 15.79

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

#8303D8 Channel Values

How #8303D8 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 131 · G 3 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 97% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 99% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.07:1 vs white · 2.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8303D8 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 text7.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8303D8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8303D8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8303D8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8303D8
Complementary
#58D803
Analogous
#1903D8
Analogous
#D803C3
Triadic
#D88303
Triadic
#03D883
Split comp.
#C3D803
Split comp.
#03D819

Tints & Shades of #8303D8

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

#9A09FB
#AB31FC
#BB59FC
#CA7CFD
#DAA5FE
#EACDFE

Shades

#7103BA
#6102A1
#4F0283
#400269
#2E014B
#1E0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8303D8.

How #8303D8 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#8303D8
Protanopia#3838D8
Protanomaly#5F2BD8
Deuteranopia#4E4ED7
Deuteranomaly#673CD7
Tritanopia#685353
Tritanomaly#74419B
Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #8303D8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8303d8: #8303D8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8303D8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8303d8': '#8303D8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.012, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_8303d8">#8303D8</color>
SVG fillfill="#8303D8"

More Purple Colors

#8303D8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8303D8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8303D8?

#8303D8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(131, 3, 216) in RGB and hsl(276, 97%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Violet (#8806CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #8303D8?

#8303D8 is rgb(131, 3, 216) — red 131, green 3, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8303D8?

#8303D8 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 99%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8303D8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8303D8 scores 7.07:1 against white and 2.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8303D8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8303D8 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 7.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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