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#8507DA Color

#8507DA is rgb(133, 7, 218) in RGB, hsl(276, 94%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 97%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Violet (#8806CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8507DA
HEX#8507DA
RGBrgb(133, 7, 218)
HSLhsl(276, 94%, 44%)
HSVhsv(276, 97%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 97%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.261 302.8)
LABlab(37.15% 68.53 -78.07)
LCHlch(37.15% 103.88 311.28)

What #8507DA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8507DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.28Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.17Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.27Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.07Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.08Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 15.37

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#8507DA Channel Values

How #8507DA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 7 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 94% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 97% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.91:1 vs white · 3.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8507DA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8507DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8507DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8507DA
Complementary
#5BDA07
Analogous
#1C07DA
Analogous
#DA07C5
Triadic
#DA8507
Triadic
#07DA85
Split comp.
#C5DA07
Split comp.
#07DA1C

Tints & Shades of #8507DA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C12F8
#AA34F9
#BB5CFA
#CB83FB
#DCABFC
#EACEFD

Shades

#7306BC
#6405A3
#520486
#400368
#2D024A
#1E0231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8507DA.

How #8507DA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8507DA
Protanopia#3A3ADA
Protanomaly#612DDA
Deuteranopia#4F4FD9
Deuteranomaly#693ED9
Tritanopia#6A5555
Tritanomaly#76429C
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

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Using #8507DA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8507da: #8507DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8507DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8507da': '#8507DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.027, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_8507da">#8507DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8507DA"

More Purple Colors

#8507DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8507DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8507DA?

#8507DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 7, 218) in RGB and hsl(276, 94%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Violet (#8806CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.28.

What is the RGB value of #8507DA?

#8507DA is rgb(133, 7, 218) — red 133, green 7, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8507DA?

#8507DA converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 97%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8507DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8507DA scores 6.91:1 against white and 3.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8507DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8507DA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 7.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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