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#8557DB Color

#8557DB is rgb(133, 87, 219) in RGB, hsl(261, 65%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 60%, 0%, 14%) 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 8.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8557DB
HEX#8557DB
RGBrgb(133, 87, 219)
HSLhsl(261, 65%, 60%)
HSVhsv(261, 60%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 60%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.193 295.8)
LABlab(47.42% 41.28 -61.94)
LCHlch(47.42% 74.44 303.68)

What #8557DB 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 #8557DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.81Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.53Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.37Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.72Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.4Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 16.4

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

#8557DB Channel Values

How #8557DB 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 87 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 65% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 60% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8557DB 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8557DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8557DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8557DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8557DB
Complementary
#ADDB57
Analogous
#576BDB
Analogous
#C757DB
Triadic
#DB8557
Triadic
#57DB85
Split comp.
#DBC757
Split comp.
#6BDB57

Tints & Shades of #8557DB

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

#946CE0
#A785E5
#B69AEA
#C8B3EF
#D7C8F3
#EAE2F9

Shades

#6D35D4
#5A27B9
#4A2097
#391976
#291254
#190B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8557DB.

How #8557DB 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#8557DB
Protanopia#6161DB
Protanomaly#715DDB
Deuteranopia#6969DA
Deuteranomaly#7562DB
Tritanopia#6E7373
Tritanomaly#7869A7
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #8557DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8557db: #8557DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8557DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8557db': '#8557DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.341, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_8557db">#8557DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8557DB"

More Purple Colors

#8557DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#8557DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8557DB?

#8557DB is a light purple — rgb(133, 87, 219) in RGB and hsl(261, 65%, 60%) 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 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #8557DB?

#8557DB is rgb(133, 87, 219) — red 133, green 87, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8557DB?

#8557DB converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 60%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8557DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8557DB scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8557DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8557DB 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 9.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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