Palettes / Colors / #701EB8

#701EB8 — Purple

#701EB8 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#701EB8 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 #66B81E; it also sits naturally between #231EB8 and #B81EB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 44% · Green 12% · Blue 72%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 28%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #701EB8

.text { color: #701EB8; }
.background { background-color: #701EB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #701EB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 30, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 72%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #701EB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 30, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #701EB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 30, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#701EB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#701EB8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #701EB8

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #66B81E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #701EB8: #FFFFFF.

How #701EB8 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 #701EB8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #701EB8?

#701EB8 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 112, 30, 184). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #701EB8?

#701EB8 is RGB 112, 30, 184 — HSL 272°, 72%, 42% — CMYK 39%, 84%, 0%, 28%.

What colors go with #701EB8?

Its complement is #66B81E; analogous partners are #231EB8 and #B81EB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #701EB8 for text?

White text on #701EB8 has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.57:1.