What color is #8563C5?

#8563C5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8563C5?

The RGB value is 133, 99, 197: 133 red, 99 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8563C5?

The complementary color is #A3C563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8563C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8563C5 color

#8563C5 rgb(133, 99, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8563C5 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 38.8% green and 77.3% blue (133, 99, 197).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 46% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#8563C5 color codes

HEX	`#8563C5`
RGB	`rgb(133, 99, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 38.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 46%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 50%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 50%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.42, 34.95, -46.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.42, 58.15, 306.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.21, 17.941, 55)`
Decimal	`8741829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8563C5, 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 #8563C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8563C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #8563C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8563c5; }
.text { color: #8563c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8563c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 99 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8563c5, #b663c5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8563C5?: #8563C5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8563C5?: The RGB value is 133, 99, 197: 133 red, 99 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8563C5?: The complementary color is #A3C563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8563C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.