What color is #8565D8?

#8565D8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8565D8?

The RGB value is 133, 101, 216: 133 red, 101 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8565D8?

The complementary color is #B8D865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8565D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8565D8 color

#8565D8 rgb(133, 101, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8565D8 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 39.6% green and 84.7% blue (133, 101, 216).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 60% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#8565D8 color codes

HEX	`#8565D8`
RGB	`rgb(133, 101, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 39.6%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 60%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 53%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 53%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, 38.83, -54.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 67.2, 305.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.718, 19.251, 67.261)`
Decimal	`8742360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8565D8, 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 #8565D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8565D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #8565D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8565d8; }
.text { color: #8565d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8565d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 101 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8565d8, #be65d8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8565D8?: #8565D8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8565D8?: The RGB value is 133, 101, 216: 133 red, 101 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8565D8?: The complementary color is #B8D865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8565D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.