What color is #8566C1?

#8566C1 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 #8566C1?

The RGB value is 133, 102, 193: 133 red, 102 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8566C1?

The complementary color is #A2C166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8566C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8566C1 color

#8566C1 rgb(133, 102, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8566C1 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 40% green and 75.7% blue (133, 102, 193).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 42% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#8566C1 color codes

HEX	`#8566C1`
RGB	`rgb(133, 102, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 40%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 42%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 47%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 47%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.91, 32.16, -43.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.91, 54.03, 306.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.048, 18.339, 52.715)`
Decimal	`8742593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8566C1, 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 #8566C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8566C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #8566C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8566c1; }
.text { color: #8566c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8566c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 102 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8566c1, #b266c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8566C1?: #8566C1 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 #8566C1?: The RGB value is 133, 102, 193: 133 red, 102 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8566C1?: The complementary color is #A2C166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8566C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.