What color is #8517AF?

#8517AF is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Violet Poison. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8517AF?

The RGB value is 133, 23, 175: 133 red, 23 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8517AF?

The complementary color is #41AF17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8517AF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8517AF color

#8517AF rgb(133, 23, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8517AF is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 9% green and 68.6% blue (133, 23, 175).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 77% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Violet Poison (#8601BF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#8517AF color codes

HEX	`#8517AF`
RGB	`rgb(133, 23, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 77%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 87%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 87%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.39, 64.1, -56.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.39, 85.23, 318.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.716, 8.695, 41.294)`
Decimal	`8722351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8517AF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8517AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8517AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8517AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8517af; }
.text { color: #8517af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8517af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 23 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8517af, #af178d); }

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Questions

What color is #8517AF?: #8517AF is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Violet Poison. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8517AF?: The RGB value is 133, 23, 175: 133 red, 23 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8517AF?: The complementary color is #41AF17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8517AF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.