#870fae Color Information

#870fae Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #870fae. In RGB, it consists of 52.9% Red, 5.9% Green, and 68.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 22.4% Cyan, 91.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 285.3°, with saturation of 84.1% and lightness of 37.1%. The decimal value for #870fae is 8851374, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #870fae is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#870fae Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color135, 15, 174 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color52.9%, 5.9%, 68.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.471, 0.941, 0.318 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.224, 0.914, 0, 0.318 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color285.3°, 84.1%, 37.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color285.3°, 91.4%, 68.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color17.802, 8.549, 40.756 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color135, 15, 174 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code8851374 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color35.100, 65.819, -56.033 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)35.100, 86.440, 319.592 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color35.100, 30.834, -82.855 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color29.238, 57.520, -62.181 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.265, 0.127, 8.549 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287041454 / 0xff870fae Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#990099 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #870fae

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #870fae, its pure hue is 285.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.1%, and its lightness is 37.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #870fae, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #110216 to #760d98.

Tints of #870fae

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #870fae, its pure hue is 285.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.1%, and its lightness is 37.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #870fae, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #962db8 to #f0e1f5.

Tones of #870fae

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #870fae, its pure hue is 285.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #870fae, which range from #5f5f5f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #8f00bd (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #870fae

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #870fae! For #870fae, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #870fae. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #870fae

This color, #870fae, consists of 52.9% Red, 5.9% Green, and 68.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 135, Green = 15, Blue = 174. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #870fae is 22.4% Cyan, 91.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R52.9%
C22.4%
G5.9%
M91.4%
B68.2%
Y0.0%
K31.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 135 15 174
Octal 207 17 256
Hexa #87 #0f #ae
Binary 10000111 00001111 10101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 22 91 0 31
Octal 26 133 0 37
Hexa #16 #5b #00 #1f
Binary 00010110 01011011 00000000 00011111

Analogous Colors of #870fae

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #870fae — which has hue 285.3° — its analogous colors are located at 255.3° and 315.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #870fae.

Triadic Colors of #870fae

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #870fae — which has hue 285.3° — its triadic colors are located at 45.3° and 285.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #870fae.

Complementary Color of #870fae

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #870fae — which has hue 285.3° — its complementary color is located at 105.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #870fae.

Split Complementary Colors of #870fae

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #870fae — which has hue 285.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 75.3° and 285.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #870fae.

Tetradic Colors of #870fae

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #870fae — which has hue 285.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 195.3°, 285.3°, 15.3°, and 105.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #870fae.

Monochromatic Colors of #870fae

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #870fae, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #420b53 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c325f6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #870fae

We want to make getting started with #870fae on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #870fae into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #870fae can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #870fae with other HTML elements.

#870fae Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #870fae.
<span style="color: #870fae;">The color of this text is #870fae.</span>

#870fae Background Color

The background color for this text is #870fae.
<div style="background-color: #870fae; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #870fae.</div>

#870fae Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #870fae.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #870fae;">This color for the shadow of this text is #870fae.</span>

#870fae Border Color

This is a div with border color #870fae.
<div style="border: #870fae 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #870fae.</div>

#870fae Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #870fae on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #870fae; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #870fae on a white background.</div></div>

#870fae Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #870fae on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #870fae; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #870fae on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #870fae to White

This is a gradient from #870fae to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#870fae,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#870fae,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#870fae,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#870fae,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #870fae to white.</div>

Gradient from #870fae to Black

This is a gradient from #870fae to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#870fae,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#870fae,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#870fae,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#870fae,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #870fae to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #870fae

In addition to using #870fae on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #870fae in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #870fae, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 135, Green = 15, Blue = 174). If you need details about the color coordinates of #870fae in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #870fae
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(135, 15, 174)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #870fae; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #870fae; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #870fae; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(135, 15, 174);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#870fae")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:135, green:15, blue:174, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:135 green:15 blue:174 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(135f, 15f, 174f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(135, 15, 174);
 

#870fae Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #870fae the same way. For those with color blindness, #870fae might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #870fae looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #870fae is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #870fae looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #870fae will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #870fae is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.7:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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