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#8541AF Color

#8541AF is rgb(133, 65, 175) in RGB, hsl(277, 46%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 63%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8541AF
HEX#8541AF
RGBrgb(133, 65, 175)
HSLhsl(277, 46%, 47%)
HSVhsv(277, 63%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 63%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.174 310.1)
LABlab(40.58% 43.94 -47.46)
LCHlch(40.58% 64.68 312.80)

What #8541AF 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 #8541AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 8.87Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 9.26Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.88Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.46Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 10.71Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.15

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

#8541AF Channel Values

How #8541AF 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 65 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 46% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 63% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.23:1 vs white · 3.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8541AF 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 text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8541AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8541AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8541AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8541AF
Complementary
#6BAF41
Analogous
#4E41AF
Analogous
#AF41A2
Triadic
#AF8541
Triadic
#41AF85
Split comp.
#A2AF41
Split comp.
#41AF4E

Tints & Shades of #8541AF

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

#9654C0
#A972CB
#B88CD4
#C8A6DE
#D8C0E8
#EBDDF3

Shades

#743899
#633082
#52286C
#3E1E52
#2D163C
#1C0E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8541AF.

How #8541AF 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#8541AF
Protanopia#5252AF
Protanomaly#6A4CAF
Deuteranopia#5E5EAE
Deuteranomaly#7054AE
Tritanopia#785959
Tritanomaly#7D5184
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8541AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8541af: #8541AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8541AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8541af': '#8541AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.255, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_8541af">#8541AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8541AF"

More Purple Colors

#8541AF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8541AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8541AF?

#8541AF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 65, 175) in RGB and hsl(277, 46%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.87.

What is the RGB value of #8541AF?

#8541AF is rgb(133, 65, 175) — red 133, green 65, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8541AF?

#8541AF converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 63%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8541AF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8541AF scores 6.23:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8541AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8541AF 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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