What color is #9F00FF?

#9F00FF is a vivid violet known as Vivid Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vivid Violet?

The RGB value is 159, 0, 255: 159 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vivid Violet?

The complementary color is #60FF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F00FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vivid Violet color: hex code #9F00FF

#9F00FF rgb(159, 0, 255)

Shades of purple

Vivid Violet has the hex code #9F00FF. It is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 0% green and 100% blue (159, 0, 255).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

Vivid Violet (#9F00FF) color codes

HEX	`#9F00FF`
RGB	`rgb(159, 0, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 0%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 100%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.07, 85.85, -86.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.07, 121.72, 314.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.344, 14.591, 95.701)`
Decimal	`10420479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vivid 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 #9F00FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F00FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #9F00FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f00ff; }
.text { color: #9f00ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f00ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 0 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f00ff, #ff00e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9F00FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9F00FF?: #9F00FF is a vivid violet known as Vivid Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vivid Violet?: The RGB value is 159, 0, 255: 159 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vivid Violet?: The complementary color is #60FF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F00FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.