What color is #9400D3?

#9400D3 is a vivid magenta known as Dark Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Violet?

The RGB value is 148, 0, 211: 148 red, 0 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Violet?

The complementary color is #3FD300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9400D3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Violet color: hex code #9400D3

#9400D3 rgb(148, 0, 211)

Shades of purple

Dark Violet has the hex code #9400D3. It is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 0% green and 82.7% blue (148, 0, 211).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword darkviolet.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

Dark Violet (#9400D3) color codes

HEX	`#9400D3`
RGB	`rgb(148, 0, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 0%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 100%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 100%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.58, 76.32, -70.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.58, 103.81, 317.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.968, 11, 62.476)`
Decimal	`9699539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Violet, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9400D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9400D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9400D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9400d3; }
.text { color: #9400d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9400d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 0 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9400d3, #d300a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9400D3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9400D3?: #9400D3 is a vivid magenta known as Dark Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Violet?: The RGB value is 148, 0, 211: 148 red, 0 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Violet?: The complementary color is #3FD300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9400D3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.