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#8545ED Color

#8545ED is rgb(133, 69, 237) in RGB, hsl(263, 82%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 71%, 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 9.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8545ED
HEX#8545ED
RGBrgb(133, 69, 237)
HSLhsl(263, 82%, 60%)
HSVhsv(263, 71%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 71%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.236 295.1)
LABlab(45.11% 53.88 -75.86)
LCHlch(45.11% 93.05 305.38)

What #8545ED 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 #8545ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.93Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.88French Violet#8806CEΔE 16.28Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.56Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 16.57Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 17.52

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

#8545ED Channel Values

How #8545ED 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 69 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 82% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 71% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.16:1 vs white · 4.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8545ED 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 text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8545ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8545ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8545ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8545ED
Complementary
#ADED45
Analogous
#4559ED
Analogous
#D945ED
Triadic
#ED8545
Triadic
#45ED85
Split comp.
#EDD945
Split comp.
#59ED45

Tints & Shades of #8545ED

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

#955DEF
#A778F2
#B690F4
#C8ABF7
#D8C3F9
#EADFFC

Shades

#6D20E9
#5B14CC
#4A11A7
#3A0D82
#29095D
#190638

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8545ED.

How #8545ED 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#8545ED
Protanopia#5454ED
Protanomaly#6B4FED
Deuteranopia#6060EC
Deuteranomaly#7157ED
Tritanopia#666F6F
Tritanomaly#7461B0
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8545ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8545ed: #8545ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8545ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8545ed': '#8545ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.271, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_8545ed">#8545ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#8545ED"

More Purple Colors

#8545ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8545ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8545ED?

#8545ED is a light purple — rgb(133, 69, 237) in RGB and hsl(263, 82%, 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 9.93.

What is the RGB value of #8545ED?

#8545ED is rgb(133, 69, 237) — red 133, green 69, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8545ED?

#8545ED converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 71%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8545ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8545ED scores 5.16:1 against white and 4.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8545ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8545ED 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 9.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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