What color is #8570EC?

#8570EC is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8570EC?

The RGB value is 133, 112, 236: 133 red, 112 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8570EC?

The complementary color is #D7EC70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8570EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8570EC color

#8570EC rgb(133, 112, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8570EC is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 43.9% green and 92.5% blue (133, 112, 236).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 77% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#8570EC color codes

HEX	`#8570EC`
RGB	`rgb(133, 112, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 43.9%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 77%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 53%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 53%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.69, 38, -60.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.69, 71.16, 302.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.603, 22.63, 82.096)`
Decimal	`8745196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8570EC, 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 #8570EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8570EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #8570EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8570ec; }
.text { color: #8570ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8570ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 112 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8570ec, #c370ec); }

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Questions

What color is #8570EC?: #8570EC is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8570EC?: The RGB value is 133, 112, 236: 133 red, 112 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8570EC?: The complementary color is #D7EC70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8570EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.