Palettes / Colors / #8563AB

#8563AB — Dusty Purple

#8563AB is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #8563AB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#8563AB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8AAB63; it also sits naturally between #6366AB and #A963AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 39% · Blue 67%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8563AB

.text { color: #8563AB; }
.background { background-color: #8563AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8563AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 99, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 30%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8563AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 99, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8563AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 99, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8563AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8563AB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AAB63:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8563AB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8563AB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #8563AB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8563AB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8563AB?

#8563AB is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 133, 99, 171). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8563AB?

#8563AB is RGB 133, 99, 171 — HSL 268°, 30%, 53% — CMYK 22%, 42%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #8563AB?

Its complement is #8AAB63; analogous partners are #6366AB and #A963AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8563AB for text?

White text on #8563AB has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.37:1.