Colour

#8601FF

#8601FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#8601FF is a violet with RGB values 134, 1, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#8601FF#8601FF

HEX#8601FF

RGBrgb(134, 1, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.0039, 1

RGB percentages52.5%, 0.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(271.4, 100%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 99.6%, 100%)

CMYK47.5%, 99.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,782,335

CSS custom property--colour: #8601FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#79FE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#616596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 19 Blue violet · ΔE 22 Dark violet · ΔE 22.9 Medium blue · ΔE 23.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7AFF01

Analogous#0701FF, #FF01F9

Triadic#FF8601, #01FF86

Split complementary#F9FF01, #01FF07

Tetradic#FF0701, #7AFF01, #01F9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7CDFF

Lighter +30%#CF9AFF

Lighter +20%#B767FF

Lighter +10%#9E34FF

Darker −10%#6B00CD

Darker −20%#51009A

Darker −30%#360067

Darker −40%#1B0034

More saturated +25%#8601FF

Less saturated −25%#8421DF

Channel breakdown

R134

B255

Red134 (52.5%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue271.42°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G 01 · B FF

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