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#843BC9 Color

#843BC9 is rgb(132, 59, 201) in RGB, hsl(271, 57%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 71%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#843BC9
HEX#843BC9
RGBrgb(132, 59, 201)
HSLhsl(271, 57%, 51%)
HSVhsv(271, 71%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 71%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.209 303.3)
LABlab(40.91% 51.16 -62.14)
LCHlch(40.91% 80.49 309.47)

What #843BC9 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 #843BC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.11Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.59Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.46Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.35Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 16.99Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 17.68

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

#843BC9 Channel Values

How #843BC9 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 132 · G 59 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 57% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 71% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.09:1 vs white · 3.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #843BC9 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 text6.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #843BC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #843BC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #843BC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#843BC9
Complementary
#80C93B
Analogous
#3D3BC9
Analogous
#C93BC7
Triadic
#C9843B
Triadic
#3BC984
Split comp.
#C7C93B
Split comp.
#3BC93D

Tints & Shades of #843BC9

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

#9657D1
#A56FD8
#B68BDF
#C8A7E7
#D9C3EF
#E8DBF5

Shades

#7230B0
#632A98
#51227C
#3E1A60
#2C1344
#1D0C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #843BC9.

How #843BC9 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#843BC9
Protanopia#4E4EC9
Protanomaly#6847C9
Deuteranopia#5B5BC8
Deuteranomaly#6E50C9
Tritanopia#705E5E
Tritanomaly#785295
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #843BC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-843bc9: #843BC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #843BC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-843bc9': '#843BC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.231, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_843bc9">#843BC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#843BC9"

More Purple Colors

#843BC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#843BC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #843BC9?

#843BC9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(132, 59, 201) in RGB and hsl(271, 57%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.11.

What is the RGB value of #843BC9?

#843BC9 is rgb(132, 59, 201) — red 132, green 59, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #843BC9?

#843BC9 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 71%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #843BC9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #843BC9 scores 6.09:1 against white and 3.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #843BC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #843BC9 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 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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