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#8552EB Color

#8552EB is rgb(133, 82, 235) in RGB, hsl(260, 79%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 65%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8552EB
HEX#8552EB
RGBrgb(133, 82, 235)
HSLhsl(260, 79%, 62%)
HSVhsv(260, 65%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 65%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.218 293.7)
LABlab(47.37% 47.21 -71.06)
LCHlch(47.37% 85.32 303.60)

What #8552EB 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 #8552EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#8552EB Channel Values

How #8552EB 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 82 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 79% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 65% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.77:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8552EB 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 text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8552EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8552EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #8552EB

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.

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How #8552EB 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#8552EB
Protanopia#5D5DEB
Protanomaly#6F59EB
Deuteranopia#6666EA
Deuteranomaly#745FEB
Tritanopia#687575
Tritanomaly#7569B1
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #8552EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8552eb: #8552EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8552EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8552eb': '#8552EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.322, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_8552eb">#8552EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8552EB"

More Purple Colors

#8552EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#8552EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8552EB?

#8552EB is a light purple — rgb(133, 82, 235) in RGB and hsl(260, 79%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #8552EB?

#8552EB is rgb(133, 82, 235) — red 133, green 82, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8552EB?

#8552EB converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 65%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8552EB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8552EB scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8552EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8552EB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.67, which is visibly different.

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