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#8528C3 Color

#8528C3 is rgb(133, 40, 195) in RGB, hsl(276, 66%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 79%, 0%, 24%) 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 6.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8528C3
HEX#8528C3
RGBrgb(133, 40, 195)
HSLhsl(276, 66%, 46%)
HSVhsv(276, 79%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 79%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.223 306.9)
LABlab(37.93% 57.75 -63.48)
LCHlch(37.93% 85.82 312.29)

What #8528C3 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 #8528C3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.07Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 8.45Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 12.7French Violet#8806CEΔE 12.77Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 12.82Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.93

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

#8528C3 Channel Values

How #8528C3 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 40 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 66% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 79% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.8:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8528C3 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 text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8528C3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8528C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8528C3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8528C3
Complementary
#66C328
Analogous
#3728C3
Analogous
#C328B3
Triadic
#C38528
Triadic
#28C385
Split comp.
#B3C328
Split comp.
#28C337

Tints & Shades of #8528C3

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

#9738D6
#A95ADD
#B878E3
#CA99EA
#D9B7F0
#EBD9F7

Shades

#7323A9
#621D90
#511877
#40135D
#2E0E44
#1D092A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8528C3.

How #8528C3 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#8528C3
Protanopia#4444C3
Protanomaly#643BC3
Deuteranopia#5555C2
Deuteranomaly#6C47C2
Tritanopia#725353
Tritanomaly#7A468E
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8528C3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8528c3: #8528C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8528C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8528c3': '#8528C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.157, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_8528c3">#8528C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8528C3"

More Purple Colors

#8528C3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8528C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8528C3?

#8528C3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 40, 195) in RGB and hsl(276, 66%, 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 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #8528C3?

#8528C3 is rgb(133, 40, 195) — red 133, green 40, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8528C3?

#8528C3 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 79%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8528C3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8528C3 scores 6.8:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8528C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8528C3 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 6.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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