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#8001DA Color

#8001DA is rgb(128, 1, 218) in RGB, hsl(275, 99%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 100%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Violet (#8806CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8001DA
HEX#8001DA
RGBrgb(128, 1, 218)
HSLhsl(275, 99%, 43%)
HSVhsv(275, 100%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 100%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(49.5% 0.262 301.2)
LABlab(36.13% 68.57 -79.79)
LCHlch(36.13% 105.20 310.68)

What #8001DA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8001DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 7.97Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.45Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.08Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.14Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.51Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 14.84

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#8001DA Channel Values

How #8001DA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 128 · G 1 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 99% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 100% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.16:1 vs white · 2.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8001DA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8001DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8001DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8001DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8001DA
Complementary
#5CDA01
Analogous
#1301DA
Analogous
#DA01C8
Triadic
#DA8001
Triadic
#01DA80
Split comp.
#C8DA01
Split comp.
#01DA13

Tints & Shades of #8001DA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9706FE
#A82FFE
#B958FE
#C87BFE
#D9A4FF
#EACCFF

Shades

#6E01BC
#5F01A2
#4D0184
#3E016B
#2D004C
#1E0033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8001DA.

How #8001DA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8001DA
Protanopia#3636DA
Protanomaly#5D29DA
Deuteranopia#4C4CD9
Deuteranomaly#653BDA
Tritanopia#645454
Tritanomaly#70419C
Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #8001DA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8001da: #8001DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8001DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8001da': '#8001DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.004, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_8001da">#8001DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8001DA"

More Purple Colors

#8001DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8001DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8001DA?

#8001DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(128, 1, 218) in RGB and hsl(275, 99%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Violet (#8806CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #8001DA?

#8001DA is rgb(128, 1, 218) — red 128, green 1, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8001DA?

#8001DA converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 100%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8001DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8001DA scores 7.16:1 against white and 2.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8001DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8001DA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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