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#8526C5 Color

#8526C5 is rgb(133, 38, 197) in RGB, hsl(276, 68%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8526C5
HEX#8526C5
RGBrgb(133, 38, 197)
HSLhsl(276, 68%, 46%)
HSVhsv(276, 81%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.227 306.6)
LABlab(37.83% 58.74 -64.81)
LCHlch(37.83% 87.47 312.19)

What #8526C5 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 #8526C5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.62Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 8.75French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.15Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.32Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 12.17Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 12.41

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

#8526C5 Channel Values

How #8526C5 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 38 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 68% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 81% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.82:1 vs white · 3.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8526C5 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 text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8526C5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8526C5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8526C5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8526C5
Complementary
#65C526
Analogous
#3526C5
Analogous
#C526B5
Triadic
#C58526
Triadic
#26C585
Split comp.
#B5C526
Split comp.
#26C535

Tints & Shades of #8526C5

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

#9736D9
#A958DF
#B876E5
#CA98EB
#DAB6F1
#EBD8F8

Shades

#7421AB
#621C92
#511778
#40125E
#2E0D45
#1D082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8526C5.

How #8526C5 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#8526C5
Protanopia#4343C5
Protanomaly#6439C5
Deuteranopia#5555C4
Deuteranomaly#6B46C4
Tritanopia#715353
Tritanomaly#7A458F
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #8526C5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8526c5: #8526C5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8526C5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8526c5': '#8526C5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.149, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_8526c5">#8526C5</color>
SVG fillfill="#8526C5"

More Purple Colors

#8526C5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8526C5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8526C5?

#8526C5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 38, 197) in RGB and hsl(276, 68%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #8526C5?

#8526C5 is rgb(133, 38, 197) — red 133, green 38, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8526C5?

#8526C5 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8526C5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8526C5 scores 6.82:1 against white and 3.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8526C5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8526C5 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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