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#8564BE Color

#8564BE is rgb(133, 100, 190) in RGB, hsl(262, 41%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 47%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8564BE
HEX#8564BE
RGBrgb(133, 100, 190)
HSLhsl(262, 41%, 57%)
HSVhsv(262, 47%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 47%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.137 299)
LABlab(48.85% 28.29 -43.08)
LCHlch(48.85% 51.54 303.29)

What #8564BE 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 #8564BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 7.39Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.77Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.82Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.54Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.99Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.61

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

#8564BE Channel Values

How #8564BE 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 100 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 41% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 47% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.6:1 vs white · 4.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8564BE 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 text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8564BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8564BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8564BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8564BE
Complementary
#9DBE64
Analogous
#6470BE
Analogous
#B264BE
Triadic
#BE8564
Triadic
#64BE85
Split comp.
#BEB264
Split comp.
#70BE64

Tints & Shades of #8564BE

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

#967AC7
#A790D0
#B8A5D9
#C6B7E1
#D7CDEA
#E8E2F3

Shades

#6F4AB0
#5F3F97
#4D337A
#3D2961
#2B1D44
#1B122B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8564BE.

How #8564BE 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#8564BE
Protanopia#6B6BBE
Protanomaly#7668BE
Deuteranopia#7070BE
Deuteranomaly#796CBE
Tritanopia#777575
Tritanomaly#7D6E98
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8564BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8564be: #8564BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8564BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8564be': '#8564BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.392, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_8564be">#8564BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8564BE"

More Purple Colors

#8564BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8564BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8564BE?

#8564BE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 100, 190) in RGB and hsl(262, 41%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #8564BE?

#8564BE is rgb(133, 100, 190) — red 133, green 100, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8564BE?

#8564BE converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 47%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8564BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8564BE scores 4.6:1 against white and 4.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8564BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8564BE 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 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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