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#8531C9 Color

#8531C9 is rgb(133, 49, 201) in RGB, hsl(273, 61%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 76%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8531C9
HEX#8531C9
RGBrgb(133, 49, 201)
HSLhsl(273, 61%, 49%)
HSVhsv(273, 76%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 76%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.22 304.7)
LABlab(39.51% 55.53 -64.40)
LCHlch(39.51% 85.03 310.77)

What #8531C9 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 #8531C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.68Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.21Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.99Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.88Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 13.9French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.21

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

#8531C9 Channel Values

How #8531C9 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 49 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 61% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 76% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.4:1 vs white · 3.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8531C9 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 text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8531C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8531C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8531C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8531C9
Complementary
#75C931
Analogous
#3831C9
Analogous
#C931C2
Triadic
#C98531
Triadic
#31C985
Split comp.
#C2C931
Split comp.
#31C938

Tints & Shades of #8531C9

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

#964AD3
#A667DA
#B784E1
#C8A1E8
#D9BDEF
#E9DAF6

Shades

#742BB1
#612494
#511E7B
#3E175E
#2E1146
#1B0A29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8531C9.

How #8531C9 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#8531C9
Protanopia#4848C9
Protanomaly#6640C9
Deuteranopia#5858C8
Deuteranomaly#6D4BC8
Tritanopia#715959
Tritanomaly#794C93
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8531C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8531c9: #8531C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8531C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8531c9': '#8531C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.192, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_8531c9">#8531C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8531C9"

More Purple Colors

#8531C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8531C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8531C9?

#8531C9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 49, 201) in RGB and hsl(273, 61%, 49%) 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 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #8531C9?

#8531C9 is rgb(133, 49, 201) — red 133, green 49, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8531C9?

#8531C9 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 76%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8531C9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8531C9 scores 6.4:1 against white and 3.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8531C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8531C9 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 6.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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