Palettes / Colors / #701BEE
#701BEE — Vivid Purple
#701BEE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #701BEE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#701BEE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #9AEE1B; it also sits naturally between #1B30EE and #D91BEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #701BEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 112, 27, 238 |
| HSL | 264°, 86%, 52% |
| HSV | 264°, 89%, 93% |
| CMYK | 53%, 89%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 22.51, 10.40, 81.71 |
| Yxy | 10.40, 0.1964, 0.0908 |
| CIE-Lab | 38.55, 74.19, -87.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 32.25, 70.96, -134.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 44% · Green 11% · Blue 93%
Cyan 53% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #701BEE
.text { color: #701BEE; }
.background { background-color: #701BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #701BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 27, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 86%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #701BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 27, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #701BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 27, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#701BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#701BEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9AEE1B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.82:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.08:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #701BEE: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #701BEE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #701BEE: ·
How #701BEE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #701BEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #701BEE?
#701BEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 112, 27, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #701BEE?
#701BEE is RGB 112, 27, 238 — HSL 264°, 86%, 52% — CMYK 53%, 89%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #701BEE?
Its complement is #9AEE1B; analogous partners are #1B30EE and #D91BEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #701BEE for text?
White text on #701BEE has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.08:1.