Start generating
8601BF

#8601BF Violet Poison

#8601BF is a dark, vivid purple named Violet Poison. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 0.4% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(134, 1, 191)). Its HSL value is 282° hue, 99% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 99% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #8601BF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.58:1.

Make a palette with #8601BF

#8601BF color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #8601BF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

8601BF7401A662018D51007540005E30004821003313001F06000D010002

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

8601BF9235C79E51CFAA68D6B67FDDC295E4CEAAEADABFF0E6D4F5F3EAFA

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

8601BF8625BA8536B48544AE844FA98458A383619C836A9682718F817988

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

0053C8313EE25032DF6525D87717CD8601BF9100AB9A0096A10081A6006DAA0059

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

7D30CC7F2ACA8124C7831CC48411C28601BF8A19BB8E26B8922FB49737B09B3EAC

#8601BF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

8601BF3ABF01
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

8601BF99BF0101BF27
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

8601BF2701BFBF0199
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

8601BFBF860101BF86
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

8601BFBF013A3ABF0101BF86
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

8601BFBF27013ABF010199BF
Open in generator →

#8601BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8601BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 62% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0055BC
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0050C3
  • Protanomaly 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1C46C1
  • Deuteranopia 62% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0055BC
  • Deuteranomaly 71% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3F47BD
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7D446F
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #852BA1
  • Achromatopsia 51% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #545454
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #63497B

#8601BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.58:1 Very good#8601BF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.77:1 Very poor#8601BF text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #8601BF

Palettes with #8601BF

#8601BF in CSS

/* Violet Poison */
.color { color: #8601BF; }
.background { background-color: #8601BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8601BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(134 1 191);
color: hsl(282 99% 38%);
color: oklch(0.479 0.242 309.9);

#8601BF FAQ

What color is #8601BF?

#8601BF is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Violet Poison. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8601BF?

#8601BF is rgb(134, 1, 191) in RGB, hsl(282, 99%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 99%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8601BF?

The complementary color of #8601BF is #3ABF01, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8601BF?

White text has the best contrast on #8601BF: 7.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8601BF a warm or cool color?

#8601BF is a cool color.