What color is #8601BF?

#8601BF is a dark, vivid magenta known as Violet Poison. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Violet Poison?

The RGB value is 134, 1, 191: 134 red, 1 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Violet Poison?

The complementary color is #3ABF01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8601BF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Violet Poison color: hex code #8601BF

#8601BF rgb(134, 1, 191)

Shades of purple

Violet Poison has the hex code #8601BF. It is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 0.4% green and 74.9% blue (134, 1, 191).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 99% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 99% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

Violet Poison (#8601BF) color codes

HEX	`#8601BF`
RGB	`rgb(134, 1, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 0.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 99%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 99%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 99%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.7, 70.77, -65.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.7, 96.18, 317.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.244, 8.852, 49.975)`
Decimal	`8782271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Violet Poison, 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 #8601BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8601BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8601BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8601bf; }
.text { color: #8601bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8601bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 1 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8601bf, #bf0199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8601BF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8601BF?: #8601BF is a dark, vivid magenta known as Violet Poison. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Violet Poison?: The RGB value is 134, 1, 191: 134 red, 1 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Violet Poison?: The complementary color is #3ABF01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8601BF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.