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#8564D8 Color

#8564D8 is rgb(133, 100, 216) in RGB, hsl(257, 60%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 54%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8564D8
HEX#8564D8
RGBrgb(133, 100, 216)
HSLhsl(257, 60%, 62%)
HSVhsv(257, 54%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 54%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.171 293.6)
LABlab(50.12% 33.67 -55.92)
LCHlch(50.12% 65.28 301.05)

What #8564D8 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 #8564D8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.12Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.39Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.62Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.64Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 13.95Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.02

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

#8564D8 Channel Values

How #8564D8 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 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 60% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 54% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.36:1 vs white · 4.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8564D8 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 text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8564D8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8564D8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8564D8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8564D8
Complementary
#B7D864
Analogous
#647DD8
Analogous
#BF64D8
Triadic
#D88564
Triadic
#64D885
Split comp.
#D8BF64
Split comp.
#7DD864

Tints & Shades of #8564D8

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

#9578DD
#A58DE2
#B5A1E8
#C8BAEE
#D8CEF3
#E9E2F8

Shades

#6B43D0
#552EB8
#462697
#371E76
#281556
#170C31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8564D8.

How #8564D8 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#8564D8
Protanopia#6B6BD8
Protanomaly#7668D8
Deuteranopia#7070D8
Deuteranomaly#796CD8
Tritanopia#707B7B
Tritanomaly#7972A8
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8564D8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8564d8: #8564D8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8564D8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8564d8': '#8564D8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.392, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_8564d8">#8564D8</color>
SVG fillfill="#8564D8"

More Purple Colors

#8564D8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8564D8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8564D8?

#8564D8 is a light purple — rgb(133, 100, 216) in RGB and hsl(257, 60%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #8564D8?

#8564D8 is rgb(133, 100, 216) — red 133, green 100, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8564D8?

#8564D8 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 54%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8564D8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8564D8 scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8564D8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8564D8 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 7.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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