Palettes / Colors / #8564A9

#8564A9 — Dusty Purple

#8564A9 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #8564A9 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.

#8564A9 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 #88AA64; it also sits naturally between #6466AA and #A964AA. 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 66%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8564A9

.text { color: #8564A9; }
.background { background-color: #8564A9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8564A9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 100, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 29%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8564A9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 100, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8564A9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 100, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8564A9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8564A9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88AA64:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8564A9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8564A9

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 #8564A9 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 #8564A9 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 #8564A9?

#8564A9 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 133, 100, 169). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8564A9?

#8564A9 is RGB 133, 100, 169 — HSL 269°, 29%, 53% — CMYK 21%, 41%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #8564A9?

Its complement is #88AA64; analogous partners are #6466AA and #A964AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8564A9 for text?

White text on #8564A9 has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.39:1.