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#833FF8 Color

#833FF8 is rgb(131, 63, 248) in RGB, hsl(262, 93%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 75%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#833FF8
HEX#833FF8
RGBrgb(131, 63, 248)
HSLhsl(262, 93%, 61%)
HSVhsv(262, 75%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 75%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.253 293.2)
LABlab(44.67% 58.36 -82.76)
LCHlch(44.67% 101.27 305.19)

What #833FF8 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 #833FF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.93Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.3French Violet#8806CEΔE 16.12Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 17.1Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 17.69Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 19.77

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

#833FF8 Channel Values

How #833FF8 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 63 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 93% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 75% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.21:1 vs white · 4.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #833FF8 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 text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #833FF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #833FF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #833FF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#833FF8
Complementary
#B4F83F
Analogous
#3F58F8
Analogous
#DF3FF8
Triadic
#F8833F
Triadic
#3FF883
Split comp.
#F8DF3F
Split comp.
#58F83F

Tints & Shades of #833FF8

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

#9358F9
#A675FA
#B68EFB
#C6A6FC
#D6BFFD
#E9DDFE

Shades

#6918F7
#5608DD
#4707B6
#36058A
#260462
#17023B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #833FF8.

How #833FF8 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#833FF8
Protanopia#5050F8
Protanomaly#684AF8
Deuteranopia#5D5DF7
Deuteranomaly#6E52F8
Tritanopia#5F7070
Tritanomaly#6F60B7
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #833FF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-833ff8: #833FF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #833FF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-833ff8': '#833FF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.247, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_833ff8">#833FF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#833FF8"

More Purple Colors

#833FF8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#833FF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #833FF8?

#833FF8 is a light purple — rgb(131, 63, 248) in RGB and hsl(262, 93%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.93.

What is the RGB value of #833FF8?

#833FF8 is rgb(131, 63, 248) — red 131, green 63, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #833FF8?

#833FF8 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 75%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #833FF8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #833FF8 scores 5.21:1 against white and 4.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #833FF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #833FF8 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 8.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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