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#8561AE Color

#8561AE is rgb(133, 97, 174) in RGB, hsl(268, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 44%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8561AE
HEX#8561AE
RGBrgb(133, 97, 174)
HSLhsl(268, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(268, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 44%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.121 304.4)
LABlab(47.44% 26.86 -36.04)
LCHlch(47.44% 44.95 306.69)

What #8561AE 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 #8561AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.05Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 8.82Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.14Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.73Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 13.43Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 14.11

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

#8561AE Channel Values

How #8561AE 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 97 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.86:1 vs white · 4.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8561AE 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 text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8561AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8561AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8561AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8561AE
Complementary
#8AAE61
Analogous
#6163AE
Analogous
#AB61AE
Triadic
#AE8561
Triadic
#61AE85
Split comp.
#AEAB61
Split comp.
#63AE61

Tints & Shades of #8561AE

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

#9475B8
#A68DC4
#B6A1CE
#C8B8DB
#D8CDE5
#EAE4F1

Shades

#73509B
#614483
#50376C
#3E2B54
#2D1F3D
#1B1325

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8561AE.

How #8561AE 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#8561AE
Protanopia#6868AE
Protanomaly#7565AE
Deuteranopia#6F6FAD
Deuteranomaly#7869AE
Tritanopia#7A6F6F
Tritanomaly#7F698C
Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #8561AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8561ae: #8561AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8561AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8561ae': '#8561AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.380, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_8561ae">#8561AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8561AE"

More Purple Colors

#8561AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8561AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8561AE?

#8561AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 97, 174) in RGB and hsl(268, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #8561AE?

#8561AE is rgb(133, 97, 174) — red 133, green 97, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8561AE?

#8561AE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 44%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8561AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8561AE scores 4.86:1 against white and 4.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8561AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8561AE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 16.89, which is visibly different.

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