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#870EDD Color

#870EDD is rgb(135, 14, 221) in RGB, hsl(275, 88%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 94%, 0%, 13%) 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 6.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#870EDD
HEX#870EDD
RGBrgb(135, 14, 221)
HSLhsl(275, 88%, 46%)
HSVhsv(275, 94%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 94%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(51% 0.262 302.7)
LABlab(38.00% 68.44 -78.38)
LCHlch(38.00% 104.05 311.12)

What #870EDD 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 #870EDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.69Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 6.76Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.35Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.46Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.71Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 14.88

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

#870EDD Channel Values

How #870EDD 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 135 · G 14 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 88% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 94% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.69:1 vs white · 3.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #870EDD 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 text6.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #870EDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #870EDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #870EDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#870EDD
Complementary
#64DD0E
Analogous
#1F0EDD
Analogous
#DD0ECB
Triadic
#DD870E
Triadic
#0EDD87
Split comp.
#CBDD0E
Split comp.
#0EDD1F

Tints & Shades of #870EDD

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

#991EF1
#AA44F3
#B966F5
#CB8CF8
#DAAEFA
#EBD4FC

Shades

#750CC0
#630AA3
#520986
#400769
#2F054D
#1D0330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #870EDD.

How #870EDD 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#870EDD
Protanopia#3C3CDD
Protanomaly#632FDD
Deuteranopia#5151DC
Deuteranomaly#6B40DC
Tritanopia#6C5757
Tritanomaly#78459F
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #870EDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-870edd: #870EDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #870EDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-870edd': '#870EDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.055, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_870edd">#870EDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#870EDD"

More Purple Colors

#870EDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#870EDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #870EDD?

#870EDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 14, 221) in RGB and hsl(275, 88%, 46%) 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 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #870EDD?

#870EDD is rgb(135, 14, 221) — red 135, green 14, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #870EDD?

#870EDD converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 94%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #870EDD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #870EDD scores 6.69:1 against white and 3.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #870EDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #870EDD 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 6.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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