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#843DAE Color

#843DAE is rgb(132, 61, 174) in RGB, hsl(278, 48%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 65%, 0%, 32%) 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 8.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#843DAE
HEX#843DAE
RGBrgb(132, 61, 174)
HSLhsl(278, 48%, 46%)
HSVhsv(278, 65%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 65%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.178 310.5)
LABlab(39.66% 45.41 -48.36)
LCHlch(39.66% 66.33 313.20)

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

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 8.93Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.13Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 10.1Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 10.66Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 12.1Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.87

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

#843DAE Channel Values

How #843DAE 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 61 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 48% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 65% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.44:1 vs white · 3.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #843DAE 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 text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #843DAE

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

Base
#843DAE
Complementary
#66AE3D
Analogous
#4C3DAE
Analogous
#AE3D9F
Triadic
#AE843D
Triadic
#3DAE84
Split comp.
#9FAE3D
Split comp.
#3DAE4C

Tints & Shades of #843DAE

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

#964EC1
#A86CCB
#B886D5
#CAA4DF
#D9BFE8
#EBDDF3

Shades

#733597
#622D80
#51256A
#3F1D53
#2E153C
#1D0D26

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

How #843DAE 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#843DAE
Protanopia#4F4FAE
Protanomaly#6848AE
Deuteranopia#5C5CAD
Deuteranomaly#6E51AD
Tritanopia#765656
Tritanomaly#7C4D83
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #843DAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-843dae: #843DAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #843DAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-843dae': '#843DAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.239, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_843dae">#843DAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#843DAE"

More Purple Colors

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

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#843DAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #843DAE?

#843DAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(132, 61, 174) in RGB and hsl(278, 48%, 46%) 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 8.93.

What is the RGB value of #843DAE?

#843DAE is rgb(132, 61, 174) — red 132, green 61, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #843DAE?

#843DAE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 65%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #843DAE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #843DAE scores 6.44:1 against white and 3.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #843DAE 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 10.1, which is visibly different.

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