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Recognised as Colour

#8701D0

  • #8701D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8701D0 is a violet with RGB values 135, 1, 208 and HSL 279°, 99%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8701D0#8701D0
HEX#8701D0
RGBrgb(135, 1, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.0039, 0.8157
RGB percentages52.9%, 0.4%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(278.8, 99%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 99.5%, 81.6%)
CMYK35.1%, 99.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,847,824
CSS custom property--colour: #8701D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#78FE2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#794D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 3.7Blue violet · ΔE 6.9Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium blue · ΔE 23.8Dark blue · ΔE 33Medium orchid · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 3.69, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AD001
Analogous#2001D0, #D001B1
Triadic#D08701, #01D087
Split complementary#B1D001, #01D020
Tetradic#D02001, #4AD001, #01B1D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DD9EFF
Lighter +30%#CB6CFE
Lighter +20%#B939FE
Lighter +10%#A606FE
Darker −10%#66019D
Darker −20%#45016A
Darker −30%#240038
Darker −40%#030005
More saturated +25%#8700D1
Less saturated −25%#7F1BB6

Channel breakdown

R135
G1
B208
Red135 (52.9%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue278.84°
Saturation (HSL)99.04%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 01 · B D0

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