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#8700A5 closest to Fuchsia Nebula

#8700A5 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Fuchsia Nebula. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 0.0% green and 64.7% blue (rgb(135, 0, 165)). Its HSL value is 289° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #8700A5 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.16:1.

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Variations of #8700A5

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8700A5 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8700A5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8700A5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 60% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0B53A2
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0048A9
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3540A7
  • Deuteranopia 60% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0B53A2
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4D44A3
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #86365F
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #88218B
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4F4F4F
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #61456D

#8700A5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.16:1 Very good#8700A5 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.57:1 Very poor#8700A5 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8700A5 in CSS

/* Fuchsia Nebula */
.color { color: #8700A5; }
.background { background-color: #8700A5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8700A5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 0 165);
color: hsl(289 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.459 0.223 317.9);

#8700A5 FAQ

What color is #8700A5?

#8700A5 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Fuchsia Nebula. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8700A5?

#8700A5 is rgb(135, 0, 165) in RGB, hsl(289, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 100%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8700A5?

The complementary color of #8700A5 is #1EA500, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8700A5?

White text has the best contrast on #8700A5: 8.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8700A5 a warm or cool color?

#8700A5 is a cool color.