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#8554ED Color

#8554ED is rgb(133, 84, 237) in RGB, hsl(259, 81%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 65%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8554ED
HEX#8554ED
RGBrgb(133, 84, 237)
HSLhsl(259, 81%, 63%)
HSVhsv(259, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 65%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.218 293.1)
LABlab(47.89% 46.63 -71.34)
LCHlch(47.89% 85.23 303.17)

What #8554ED 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 #8554ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 5.43Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.37Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.84Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 14.1Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.48Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.83

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

#8554ED Channel Values

How #8554ED 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 84 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 81% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8554ED 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 text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8554ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8554ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8554ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8554ED
Complementary
#BDED54
Analogous
#5470ED
Analogous
#D154ED
Triadic
#ED8554
Triadic
#54ED85
Split comp.
#EDD154
Split comp.
#70ED54

Tints & Shades of #8554ED

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

#956BEF
#A682F2
#B699F4
#C7B1F7
#D7C8F9
#E8DFFC

Shades

#6A2FE9
#5216D4
#4412AF
#340E86
#260A61
#160637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8554ED.

How #8554ED 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#8554ED
Protanopia#5F5FED
Protanomaly#705BED
Deuteranopia#6767EC
Deuteranomaly#7460ED
Tritanopia#687777
Tritanomaly#756BB3
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8554ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8554ed: #8554ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8554ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8554ed': '#8554ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.329, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_8554ed">#8554ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#8554ED"

More Purple Colors

#8554ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8554ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8554ED?

#8554ED is a light purple — rgb(133, 84, 237) in RGB and hsl(259, 81%, 63%) 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 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #8554ED?

#8554ED is rgb(133, 84, 237) — red 133, green 84, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8554ED?

#8554ED converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 65%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8554ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8554ED scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8554ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8554ED 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 14.1, which is visibly different.

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