What color is #8565C3?

#8565C3 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 #8565C3?

The RGB value is 133, 101, 195: 133 red, 101 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8565C3?

The complementary color is #A3C365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8565C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8565C3 color

#8565C3 rgb(133, 101, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8565C3 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 39.6% green and 76.5% blue (133, 101, 195).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 44% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#8565C3 color codes

HEX	`#8565C3`
RGB	`rgb(133, 101, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 39.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 44%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 48%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 48%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.78, 33.27, -44.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.78, 55.77, 306.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.174, 18.234, 53.865)`
Decimal	`8742339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8565C3, 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 #8565C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8565C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #8565C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8565c3; }
.text { color: #8565c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8565c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 101 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8565c3, #b465c3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8565C3?: #8565C3 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 #8565C3?: The RGB value is 133, 101, 195: 133 red, 101 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8565C3?: The complementary color is #A3C365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8565C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.