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#834DAC Color

#834DAC is rgb(131, 77, 172) in RGB, hsl(274, 38%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 55%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#834DAC
HEX#834DAC
RGBrgb(131, 77, 172)
HSLhsl(274, 38%, 49%)
HSVhsv(274, 55%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 55%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.151 308.3)
LABlab(42.57% 36.75 -42.55)
LCHlch(42.57% 56.22 310.81)

What #834DAC 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 #834DAC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#834DAC Channel Values

How #834DAC 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 77 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 38% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 55% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.8:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #834DAC 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 text5.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #834DAC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #834DAC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #834DAC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #834DAC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #834DAC.

How #834DAC 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#834DAC
Protanopia#5959AC
Protanomaly#6C55AC
Deuteranopia#6363AB
Deuteranomaly#715BAC
Tritanopia#776060
Tritanomaly#7C5985
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #834DAC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-834dac: #834DAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #834DAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-834dac': '#834DAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.302, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_834dac">#834DAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#834DAC"

More Purple Colors

#834DAC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#834DAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #834DAC?

#834DAC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(131, 77, 172) in RGB and hsl(274, 38%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #834DAC?

#834DAC is rgb(131, 77, 172) — red 131, green 77, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #834DAC?

#834DAC converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 55%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #834DAC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #834DAC scores 5.8:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #834DAC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #834DAC 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 11.52, which is visibly different.

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