What color is #8F00FF?

#8F00FF is a vivid violet known as Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Violet?

The RGB value is 143, 0, 255: 143 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Violet?

The complementary color is #70FF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F00FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Violet color: hex code #8F00FF

#8F00FF rgb(143, 0, 255)

Shades of purple

Violet has the hex code #8F00FF. It is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 0% green and 100% blue (143, 0, 255).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Note that the CSS keyword violet is a different color, #EE82EE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

Violet (#8F00FF) color codes

HEX	`#8F00FF`
RGB	`rgb(143, 0, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 0%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 100%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.85, 84.37, -90.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.85, 123.38, 313.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.373, 13.059, 95.561)`
Decimal	`9371903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with 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 #8F00FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F00FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #8F00FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f00ff; }
.text { color: #8f00ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f00ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 0 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f00ff, #ff00f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8F00FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8F00FF?: #8F00FF is a vivid violet known as Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Violet?: The RGB value is 143, 0, 255: 143 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Violet?: The complementary color is #70FF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F00FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.