What color is #8553A6?

#8553A6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8553A6?

The RGB value is 133, 83, 166: 133 red, 83 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8553A6?

The complementary color is #74A653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8553A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8553A6 color

#8553A6 rgb(133, 83, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8553A6 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 32.5% green and 65.1% blue (133, 83, 166).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 33% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#8553A6 color codes

HEX	`#8553A6`
RGB	`rgb(133, 83, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 32.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 33%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 50%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 50%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.13, 36.47, -36.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.13, 51.81, 314.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.648, 13.927, 37.722)`
Decimal	`8737702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8553A6, 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 #8553A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8553A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #8553A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8553a6; }
.text { color: #8553a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8553a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 83 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8553a6, #a6539d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8553A6?: #8553A6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8553A6?: The RGB value is 133, 83, 166: 133 red, 83 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8553A6?: The complementary color is #74A653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8553A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.