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#8543EF Color

#8543EF is rgb(133, 67, 239) in RGB, hsl(263, 84%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 72%, 0%, 6%) 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 8.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8543EF
HEX#8543EF
RGBrgb(133, 67, 239)
HSLhsl(263, 84%, 60%)
HSVhsv(263, 72%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 72%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.24 295)
LABlab(44.91% 55.18 -77.31)
LCHlch(44.91% 94.99 305.52)

What #8543EF 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 #8543EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.76Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.72French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.56Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 16.09Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 16.86Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.48

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

#8543EF Channel Values

How #8543EF 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 67 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 84% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 72% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 72% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.19:1 vs white · 4.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8543EF 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 text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8543EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8543EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8543EF
Complementary
#ADEF43
Analogous
#4357EF
Analogous
#DB43EF
Triadic
#EF8543
Triadic
#43EF85
Split comp.
#EFDB43
Split comp.
#57EF43

Tints & Shades of #8543EF

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

#945BF1
#A777F3
#B68EF5
#C8ABF8
#D7C2FA
#EADEFC

Shades

#6D1EEB
#5A12CE
#4A0FA9
#390B83
#29085E
#190538

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8543EF.

How #8543EF 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#8543EF
Protanopia#5353EF
Protanomaly#6B4DEF
Deuteranopia#5F5FEE
Deuteranomaly#7055EF
Tritanopia#666F6F
Tritanomaly#7360B1
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #8543EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8543ef: #8543EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8543EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8543ef': '#8543EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.263, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_8543ef">#8543EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8543EF"

More Purple Colors

#8543EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8543EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8543EF?

#8543EF is a light purple — rgb(133, 67, 239) in RGB and hsl(263, 84%, 60%) 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 8.76.

What is the RGB value of #8543EF?

#8543EF is rgb(133, 67, 239) — red 133, green 67, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8543EF?

#8543EF converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 72%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8543EF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8543EF scores 5.19:1 against white and 4.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8543EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8543EF 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 8.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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