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#8573ED Color

#8573ED is rgb(133, 115, 237) in RGB, hsl(249, 77%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8573ED
HEX#8573ED
RGBrgb(133, 115, 237)
HSLhsl(249, 77%, 69%)
HSVhsv(249, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.177 287)
LABlab(54.70% 30.04 -60.38)
LCHlch(54.70% 67.44 296.45)

What #8573ED 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 #8573ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.96Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.9Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.27Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 14.84Iris#5A4FCFΔE 15.44Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 15.88

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

#8573ED Channel Values

How #8573ED 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 115 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 77% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.7:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8573ED 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 text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8573ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8573ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8573ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8573ED
Complementary
#DBED73
Analogous
#739EED
Analogous
#C273ED
Triadic
#ED8573
Triadic
#73ED85
Split comp.
#EDC273
Split comp.
#9EED73

Tints & Shades of #8573ED

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

#9585EF
#A597F2
#B4A9F4
#C8C0F7
#D8D2F9
#E7E4FB

Shades

#624AE8
#3B1DE2
#3018B9
#261390
#1B0D68
#0F083B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8573ED.

How #8573ED 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#8573ED
Protanopia#7676ED
Protanomaly#7C75ED
Deuteranopia#7979ED
Deuteranomaly#7E77ED
Tritanopia#6C8B8B
Tritanomaly#7782BA
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8573ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8573ed: #8573ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8573ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8573ed': '#8573ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.451, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_8573ed">#8573ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#8573ED"

More Blue Colors

#8573ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8573ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8573ED?

#8573ED is a light blue — rgb(133, 115, 237) in RGB and hsl(249, 77%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.96.

What is the RGB value of #8573ED?

#8573ED is rgb(133, 115, 237) — red 133, green 115, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8573ED?

#8573ED converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8573ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8573ED scores 3.7:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8573ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8573ED 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 7.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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