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#871FFF Color

#871FFF is rgb(135, 31, 255) in RGB, hsl(268, 100%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 88%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Violet (#8F00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#871FFF
HEX#871FFF
RGBrgb(135, 31, 255)
HSLhsl(268, 100%, 56%)
HSVhsv(268, 88%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 88%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.284 295.4)
LABlab(41.90% 70.95 -91.19)
LCHlch(41.90% 115.54 307.89)

What #871FFF 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 #871FFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 5.49Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 5.91Near Violet#8000FFΔE 6.21Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 8.45Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 9.58Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.59

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

#871FFF Channel Values

How #871FFF 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 31 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 100% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 88% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.72:1 vs white · 3.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #871FFF 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 text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #871FFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #871FFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #871FFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#871FFF
Complementary
#96FF1F
Analogous
#1F26FF
Analogous
#F81FFF
Triadic
#FF871F
Triadic
#1FFF87
Split comp.
#FFF81F
Split comp.
#26FF1F

Tints & Shades of #871FFF

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

#983DFF
#A85CFF
#B87AFF
#C999FF
#D9B8FF
#E9D6FF

Shades

#7500FA
#6200D1
#5100AD
#3E0085
#2D0061
#1A0038

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #871FFF.

How #871FFF 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#871FFF
Protanopia#4141FF
Protanomaly#6436FF
Deuteranopia#5454FE
Deuteranomaly#6C45FF
Tritanopia#606868
Tritanomaly#7254B9
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #871FFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-871fff: #871FFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #871FFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-871fff': '#871FFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.122, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_871fff">#871FFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#871FFF"

More Purple Colors

#871FFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#871FFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #871FFF?

#871FFF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(135, 31, 255) in RGB and hsl(268, 100%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Violet (#8F00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #871FFF?

#871FFF is rgb(135, 31, 255) — red 135, green 31, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #871FFF?

#871FFF converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 88%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #871FFF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #871FFF scores 5.72:1 against white and 3.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #871FFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #871FFF 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 17.19, which is visibly different.

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