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#8562F9 Color

#8562F9 is rgb(133, 98, 249) in RGB, hsl(254, 93%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 61%, 0%, 2%) 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 8.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8562F9
HEX#8562F9
RGBrgb(133, 98, 249)
HSLhsl(254, 93%, 68%)
HSVhsv(254, 61%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 61%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.215 289.1)
LABlab(51.52% 41.98 -72.17)
LCHlch(51.52% 83.49 300.19)

What #8562F9 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 #8562F9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.49Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 9.4Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.94Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.67Iris#5A4FCFΔE 15.44Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 17.61

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

#8562F9 Channel Values

How #8562F9 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 98 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 93% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 61% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8562F9 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8562F9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8562F9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8562F9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8562F9
Complementary
#D6F962
Analogous
#628AF9
Analogous
#D162F9
Triadic
#F98562
Triadic
#62F985
Split comp.
#F9D162
Split comp.
#8AF962

Tints & Shades of #8562F9

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

#9475FA
#A78EFB
#B7A1FC
#C6B5FC
#D5C9FD
#E8E1FE

Shades

#6335F8
#4009F6
#3507CA
#280699
#1C046C
#110240

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8562F9.

How #8562F9 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#8562F9
Protanopia#6969F9
Protanomaly#7566F9
Deuteranopia#6F6FF9
Deuteranomaly#786AF9
Tritanopia#658383
Tritanomaly#7377BE
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8562F9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8562f9: #8562F9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8562F9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8562f9': '#8562F9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.384, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_8562f9">#8562F9</color>
SVG fillfill="#8562F9"

More Blue Colors

#8562F9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8562F9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8562F9?

#8562F9 is a light blue — rgb(133, 98, 249) in RGB and hsl(254, 93%, 68%) 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 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #8562F9?

#8562F9 is rgb(133, 98, 249) — red 133, green 98, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8562F9?

#8562F9 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 61%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8562F9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8562F9 scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8562F9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8562F9 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 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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