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#8809FF Purple Climax

#8809FF is a medium, vivid purple named Purple Climax. In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 3.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(136, 9, 255)). Its HSL value is 271° hue, 100% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8809FF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.95:1.

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Variations of #8809FF

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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#8809FF 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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#8809FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8809FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0060FB
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0065FF
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0058FF
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0060FB
  • Deuteranomaly 67% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0052FD
  • Tritanopia 56% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #656596
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7F42D7
  • Achromatopsia 41% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #646464
  • Achromatomaly 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6E579F

#8809FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.95:1 Good#8809FF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.53:1 Poor#8809FF text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8809FF in CSS

/* Purple Climax */
.color { color: #8809FF; }
.background { background-color: #8809FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8809FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(136 9 255);
color: hsl(271 100% 52%);
color: oklch(0.541 0.292 296.4);

#8809FF FAQ

What color is #8809FF?

#8809FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Purple Climax. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8809FF?

#8809FF is rgb(136, 9, 255) in RGB, hsl(271, 100%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 96%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8809FF?

The complementary color of #8809FF is #80FF09, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8809FF?

White text has the best contrast on #8809FF: 5.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8809FF a warm or cool color?

#8809FF is a cool color.