What color is #8800FF?

#8800FF is a vivid violet known as Purple Climax. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Purple Climax?

The RGB value is 136, 0, 255: 136 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Purple Climax?

The complementary color is #77FF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8800FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Purple Climax color: hex code #8800FF

#8800FF rgb(136, 0, 255)

Shades of purple

Purple Climax has the hex code #8800FF. It is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 0% green and 100% blue (136, 0, 255).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

Purple Climax (#8800FF) color codes

HEX	`#8800FF`
RGB	`rgb(136, 0, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 0%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 100%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.93, 83.79, -91.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.93, 124.12, 312.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.198, 12.454, 95.506)`
Decimal	`8913151`
Short hex	`#80F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Purple Climax, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8800FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8800FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8800FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8800ff; }
.text { color: #8800ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8800ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 0 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8800ff, #ff00f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8800FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8800FF?: #8800FF is a vivid violet known as Purple Climax. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Purple Climax?: The RGB value is 136, 0, 255: 136 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Purple Climax?: The complementary color is #77FF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8800FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.