What color is #8568BA?

#8568BA 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 #8568BA?

The RGB value is 133, 104, 186: 133 red, 104 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8568BA?

The complementary color is #9DBA68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8568BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8568BA color

#8568BA rgb(133, 104, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8568BA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 40.8% green and 72.9% blue (133, 104, 186).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 37% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#8568BA color codes

HEX	`#8568BA`
RGB	`rgb(133, 104, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 40.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 37%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 44%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 44%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.02, 29.2, -39.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.02, 48.88, 306.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.484, 18.432, 48.765)`
Decimal	`8743098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8568BA, 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 #8568BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8568BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #8568BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8568ba; }
.text { color: #8568ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8568ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 104 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8568ba, #ae68ba); }

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Questions

What color is #8568BA?: #8568BA 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 #8568BA?: The RGB value is 133, 104, 186: 133 red, 104 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8568BA?: The complementary color is #9DBA68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8568BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.