What color is #8569AE?

#8569AE 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 #8569AE?

The RGB value is 133, 105, 174: 133 red, 105 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8569AE?

The complementary color is #92AE69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8569AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8569AE color

#8569AE rgb(133, 105, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8569AE is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 41.2% green and 68.2% blue (133, 105, 174).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#8569AE color codes

HEX	`#8569AE`
RGB	`rgb(133, 105, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 41.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 40%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.67, 25.6, -32.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.67, 41.59, 308)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.363, 18.146, 42.361)`
Decimal	`8743342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8569AE, 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 #8569AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8569AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #8569AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8569ae; }
.text { color: #8569ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8569ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 105 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8569ae, #a869ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amethyst.

Questions

What color is #8569AE?: #8569AE 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 #8569AE?: The RGB value is 133, 105, 174: 133 red, 105 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8569AE?: The complementary color is #92AE69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8569AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.