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#8575E1 Color

#8575E1 is rgb(133, 117, 225) in RGB, hsl(249, 64%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 48%, 0%, 12%) 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 6.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8575E1
HEX#8575E1
RGBrgb(133, 117, 225)
HSLhsl(249, 64%, 67%)
HSVhsv(249, 48%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 48%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.158 287.7)
LABlab(54.59% 26.24 -53.87)
LCHlch(54.59% 59.92 295.97)

What #8575E1 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 #8575E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.35Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.31Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.64Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.92Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 14.58Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 15.09

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

#8575E1 Channel Values

How #8575E1 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 117 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 64% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 48% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.73:1 vs white · 5.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8575E1 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 text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8575E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8575E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8575E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8575E1
Complementary
#D1E175
Analogous
#759BE1
Analogous
#BB75E1
Triadic
#E18575
Triadic
#75E185
Split comp.
#E1BB75
Split comp.
#9BE175

Tints & Shades of #8575E1

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

#9486E4
#A69BE9
#B5ABED
#C8C0F1
#D6D1F5
#E9E6F9

Shades

#644FD8
#452DCD
#3825A7
#2C1C82
#1F145C
#120C36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8575E1.

How #8575E1 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#8575E1
Protanopia#7878E1
Protanomaly#7D77E1
Deuteranopia#7B7BE1
Deuteranomaly#7F78E1
Tritanopia#708989
Tritanomaly#7982B3
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8575E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8575e1: #8575E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8575E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8575e1': '#8575E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.459, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_8575e1">#8575E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#8575E1"

More Blue Colors

#8575E1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8575E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8575E1?

#8575E1 is a light blue — rgb(133, 117, 225) in RGB and hsl(249, 64%, 67%) 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 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #8575E1?

#8575E1 is rgb(133, 117, 225) — red 133, green 117, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8575E1?

#8575E1 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 48%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8575E1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8575E1 scores 3.73:1 against white and 5.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8575E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8575E1 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 6.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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