#8700e1

Color #8700e1

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 9.4 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8700e1

RGB

rgb(135, 0, 225)

HSL

hsl(276, 100%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 100%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(40%, 100%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(38.88, 77.64, -79.65)

LCH

lch(38.88, 111.23, 314.27)

OKLCH

oklch(51%, 0.269, 302.14)

HWB

hwb(276, 0%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5ae100

Analogous

#1600e1

#8700e1

#e100ca

Triadic

#8700e1

#e18700

#00e187

Split-complementary

#8700e1

#cae100

#00e116

Tetradic

#8700e1

#e1005a

#5ae100

#00e187

Square

#8700e1

#e11600

#5ae100

#00cae1

Shades

Color #8700e1 mixed toward black.

#7000bb

#5a0096

#430070

#2d004b

#160025

Tints

Color #8700e1 mixed toward white.

#a011ff

#b341ff

#c670ff

#d9a0ff

#eccfff

Tones

Color #8700e1 mixed toward gray.

#8313ce

#7f25bb

#7c38a9

#784b96

#745e83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.12:1

White text reads better on this background (6.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6867c7 · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#6c72c0 · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#84afa9 · ΔE 43.4

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 31.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8700e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8700e1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8700e1 (#8700e1) is rgb(135, 0, 225) in RGB.

No, #8700e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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