What color is #8573BA?

#8573BA 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 #8573BA?

The RGB value is 133, 115, 186: 133 red, 115 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8573BA?

The complementary color is #A8BA73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8573BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8573BA color

#8573BA rgb(133, 115, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8573BA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.1% green and 72.9% blue (133, 115, 186).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#8573BA color codes

HEX	`#8573BA`
RGB	`rgb(133, 115, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 38%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.72, 22.7, -34.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.72, 41.67, 303.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.664, 20.793, 49.159)`
Decimal	`8745914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8573BA, 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 #8573BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8573BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #8573BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8573ba; }
.text { color: #8573ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8573ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 115 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8573ba, #a873ba); }

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Questions

What color is #8573BA?: #8573BA 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 #8573BA?: The RGB value is 133, 115, 186: 133 red, 115 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8573BA?: The complementary color is #A8BA73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8573BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.