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#8563B0 Color

#8563B0 is rgb(133, 99, 176) in RGB, hsl(266, 33%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 44%, 0%, 31%) 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 6.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8563B0
HEX#8563B0
RGBrgb(133, 99, 176)
HSLhsl(266, 33%, 54%)
HSVhsv(266, 44%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 44%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.12 303.1)
LABlab(48.00% 26.12 -36.32)
LCHlch(48.00% 44.74 305.72)

What #8563B0 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 #8563B0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.13Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 9.34Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.65Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.59Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 13.62

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

#8563B0 Channel Values

How #8563B0 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 99 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 33% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 44% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.76:1 vs white · 4.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8563B0 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 text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8563B0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8563B0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8563B0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8563B0
Complementary
#8FB063
Analogous
#6368B0
Analogous
#AB63B0
Triadic
#B08563
Triadic
#63B085
Split comp.
#B0AB63
Split comp.
#68B063

Tints & Shades of #8563B0

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

#9577BB
#A78FC7
#B7A3D1
#C7B8DB
#D7CCE5
#EAE4F1

Shades

#73509F
#624488
#503870
#3D2B55
#2C1F3D
#1B1325

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8563B0.

How #8563B0 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#8563B0
Protanopia#6A6AB0
Protanomaly#7667B0
Deuteranopia#7070AF
Deuteranomaly#796BB0
Tritanopia#7A7171
Tritanomaly#7F6B8E
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8563B0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8563b0: #8563B0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8563B0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8563b0': '#8563B0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.388, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_8563b0">#8563B0</color>
SVG fillfill="#8563B0"

More Purple Colors

#8563B0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8563B0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8563B0?

#8563B0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 99, 176) in RGB and hsl(266, 33%, 54%) 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 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #8563B0?

#8563B0 is rgb(133, 99, 176) — red 133, green 99, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8563B0?

#8563B0 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 44%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8563B0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8563B0 scores 4.76:1 against white and 4.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8563B0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8563B0 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 16.65, which is visibly different.

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