Palettes / Colors / #8564AD

#8564AD — Dusty Purple

#8564AD 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 #8564AD 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.

#8564AD 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 #8DAE65; it also sits naturally between #6569AE and #AA65AE. 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 68%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8564AD

.text { color: #8564AD; }
.background { background-color: #8564AD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8564AD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 100, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 31%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8564AD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 100, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8564AD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 100, 173, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8DAE65:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8564AD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8564AD

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 #8564AD 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 #8564AD 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

← #8564AC  ·  #8564AE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8564AD?

#8564AD is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 133, 100, 173). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8564AD?

#8564AD is RGB 133, 100, 173 — HSL 267°, 31%, 54% — CMYK 23%, 42%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #8564AD?

Its complement is #8DAE65; analogous partners are #6569AE and #AA65AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8564AD for text?

White text on #8564AD has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.42:1.