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#8541EC Color

#8541EC is rgb(133, 65, 236) in RGB, hsl(264, 82%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 72%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8541EC
HEX#8541EC
RGBrgb(133, 65, 236)
HSLhsl(264, 82%, 59%)
HSVhsv(264, 72%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 72%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.239 295.7)
LABlab(44.37% 55.47 -76.51)
LCHlch(44.37% 94.50 305.94)

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

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.19Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.48French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.79Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 15.3Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.57Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 16.65

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

#8541EC Channel Values

How #8541EC 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 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 82% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 72% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 72% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.3:1 vs white · 3.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8541EC 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 text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8541EC

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

Base
#8541EC
Complementary
#A8EC41
Analogous
#4152EC
Analogous
#DB41EC
Triadic
#EC8541
Triadic
#41EC85
Split comp.
#ECDB41
Split comp.
#52EC41

Tints & Shades of #8541EC

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

#975DEF
#A674F1
#B890F4
#C7A7F6
#D8C3F9
#E7DAFB

Shades

#6E1CE9
#5C14C8
#4B10A2
#3C0D82
#2B095D
#1A0638

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

How #8541EC 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#8541EC
Protanopia#5252EC
Protanomaly#6A4CEC
Deuteranopia#5E5EEB
Deuteranomaly#7054EC
Tritanopia#676D6D
Tritanomaly#745EAF
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8541EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8541ec: #8541EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8541EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8541ec': '#8541EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.255, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_8541ec">#8541EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8541EC"

More Purple Colors

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

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#8541EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8541EC?

#8541EC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 65, 236) in RGB and hsl(264, 82%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #8541EC?

#8541EC is rgb(133, 65, 236) — red 133, green 65, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8541EC?

#8541EC converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 72%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8541EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8541EC scores 5.3:1 against white and 3.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8541EC 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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