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#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.

#701BEE · RGB 112, 27, 238

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Color values

HEX#701BEE
RGB112, 27, 238
HSL264°, 86%, 52%
HSV264°, 89%, 93%
CMYK53%, 89%, 0%, 7%
XYZ22.51, 10.40, 81.71
Yxy10.40, 0.1964, 0.0908
CIE-Lab38.55, 74.19, -87.69
Hunter Lab32.25, 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

Sample text in #701BEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #701BEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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>

Shades of #701BEE

#6311DF#590FC7#500EB4#460C9D#3B0A85#31086D#260655#1E0542#13032B#080113

Tints of #701BEE

#7C2EEF#8A46F1#9659F3#A571F4#B184F6#BD97F7#CCAEF9#D8C1FA#E7D9FC#F3ECFE

Tones of #701BEE

#722ADF#763ACF#7949C1#7C57B2#7E66A3#827693

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AEE1B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.82:1 AA
Against black text3.08:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #4B4ABBDeuteranopia · #5056AFTritanopia · #6C938A

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:

Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AEDTailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #701BEE rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Ember
#182610 · #1CFCE4 · #4813F9 · #6E1CFA
Electric Mirage
#261F0B · #262DFE · #FA39AE · #6B21FB
Dreamy Terrace
#171F78 · #7C1EE2 · #E52DDE · #C61A60
Burning Canyon
#102935 · #7512FD · #B242FE · #FDBE3E
Tranquil Ruby Cascade
#4BC6E5 · #2844B1 · #6B21DD · #E229E3
Vintage Zephyr
#212D0B · #11A9FD · #FA27D2 · #6C26FD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#6E1CFA#6B21FB#7C1EE2#7512FD#6B21DD#6C26FD#8215EB#7226FE#6F2AFB#6C2FEC#831CE6#5F24F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #701BED  ·  #701BEF →

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.