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#833DBD Color

#833DBD is rgb(131, 61, 189) in RGB, hsl(273, 51%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 68%, 0%, 26%) 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 7.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#833DBD
HEX#833DBD
RGBrgb(131, 61, 189)
HSLhsl(273, 51%, 49%)
HSVhsv(273, 68%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 68%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.194 305.7)
LABlab(40.38% 47.82 -56.03)
LCHlch(40.38% 73.66 310.48)

What #833DBD 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 #833DBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 7.09Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.19Purple Heart#69359CΔE 14.02Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.36Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 14.88Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 15.99

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

#833DBD Channel Values

How #833DBD 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 61 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 51% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 68% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.24:1 vs white · 3.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #833DBD 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 text6.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #833DBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #833DBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #833DBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#833DBD
Complementary
#77BD3D
Analogous
#443DBD
Analogous
#BD3DB6
Triadic
#BD833D
Triadic
#3DBD83
Split comp.
#B6BD3D
Split comp.
#3DBD44

Tints & Shades of #833DBD

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

#9556C8
#A571D1
#B68BDA
#C7A6E2
#D8C1EB
#E9DCF4

Shades

#7336A6
#602D8B
#502574
#3E1D59
#2E1541
#1B0C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #833DBD.

How #833DBD 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#833DBD
Protanopia#4F4FBD
Protanomaly#6848BD
Deuteranopia#5C5CBC
Deuteranomaly#6E51BC
Tritanopia#725B5B
Tritanomaly#79518D
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #833DBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-833dbd: #833DBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #833DBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-833dbd': '#833DBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.239, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_833dbd">#833DBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#833DBD"

More Purple Colors

#833DBD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#833DBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #833DBD?

#833DBD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(131, 61, 189) in RGB and hsl(273, 51%, 49%) 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 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #833DBD?

#833DBD is rgb(131, 61, 189) — red 131, green 61, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #833DBD?

#833DBD converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 68%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #833DBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #833DBD scores 6.24:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #833DBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #833DBD 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 13.19, which is visibly different.

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