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#8536D3 Color

#8536D3 is rgb(133, 54, 211) in RGB, hsl(270, 64%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 74%, 0%, 17%) 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 8.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8536D3
HEX#8536D3
RGBrgb(133, 54, 211)
HSLhsl(270, 64%, 52%)
HSVhsv(270, 74%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 74%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.225 301.9)
LABlab(40.92% 55.35 -67.90)
LCHlch(40.92% 87.60 309.18)

What #8536D3 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 #8536D3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.81Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 11.13Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.63Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 13.13French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.26Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.18

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

#8536D3 Channel Values

How #8536D3 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 54 · B 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 64% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 74% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.06:1 vs white · 3.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8536D3 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 text6.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8536D3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8536D3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8536D3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8536D3
Complementary
#85D336
Analogous
#3636D3
Analogous
#D336D3
Triadic
#D38536
Triadic
#36D385
Split comp.
#D3D336
Split comp.
#36D336

Tints & Shades of #8536D3

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

#9654D9
#A66DDF
#B88AE5
#C7A3EB
#D9C0F1
#E8D9F7

Shades

#7329BC
#61239F
#4F1C82
#401769
#2E114B
#1C0A2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8536D3.

How #8536D3 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#8536D3
Protanopia#4B4BD3
Protanomaly#6744D3
Deuteranopia#5A5AD2
Deuteranomaly#6E4ED3
Tritanopia#6E5F5F
Tritanomaly#78529B
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8536D3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8536d3: #8536D3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8536D3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8536d3': '#8536D3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.212, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_8536d3">#8536D3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8536D3"

More Purple Colors

#8536D3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8536D3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8536D3?

#8536D3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 54, 211) in RGB and hsl(270, 64%, 52%) 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 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #8536D3?

#8536D3 is rgb(133, 54, 211) — red 133, green 54, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8536D3?

#8536D3 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 74%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8536D3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8536D3 scores 6.06:1 against white and 3.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8536D3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8536D3 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 8.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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