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#8339A7 Color

#8339A7 is rgb(131, 57, 167) in RGB, hsl(280, 49%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 66%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8339A7
HEX#8339A7
RGBrgb(131, 57, 167)
HSLhsl(280, 49%, 44%)
HSVhsv(280, 66%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 66%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.176 312.7)
LABlab(38.42% 45.80 -46.18)
LCHlch(38.42% 65.04 314.76)

What #8339A7 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 #8339A7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 8.8Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.65Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 9.92Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 10.37Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 11.21Eminence#6C3082ΔE 15.58

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

#8339A7 Channel Values

How #8339A7 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 57 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 49% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 66% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.76:1 vs white · 3.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8339A7 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 text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8339A7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8339A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8339A7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8339A7
Complementary
#5EA739
Analogous
#4C39A7
Analogous
#A73995
Triadic
#A78339
Triadic
#39A783
Split comp.
#95A739
Split comp.
#39A74C

Tints & Shades of #8339A7

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

#9949C1
#A863CA
#B982D4
#CAA0DE
#DBBEE9
#EAD9F2

Shades

#713190
#622B7D
#502367
#3E1B50
#2C1439
#1E0D26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8339A7.

How #8339A7 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#8339A7
Protanopia#4C4CA7
Protanomaly#6745A7
Deuteranopia#5A5AA6
Deuteranomaly#6D4FA6
Tritanopia#775252
Tritanomaly#7C497D
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #8339A7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8339a7: #8339A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8339A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8339a7': '#8339A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.224, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_8339a7">#8339A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#8339A7"

More Purple Colors

#8339A7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8339A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8339A7?

#8339A7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(131, 57, 167) in RGB and hsl(280, 49%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #8339A7?

#8339A7 is rgb(131, 57, 167) — red 131, green 57, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8339A7?

#8339A7 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 66%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8339A7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8339A7 scores 6.76:1 against white and 3.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8339A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8339A7 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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