All About Color Dark Violet

#9400D3

Dark Violet is a deep, rich purple color. It's a bold and captivating color, ideal for creating a striking and impactful space.

About Dark Violet

Dark Violet is a medium purple color with the hex code #9400D3. In RGB it is red 148, green 0, blue 211; in HSL it is hue 282°, saturation 100%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 30%, 100%, 0%, 17%. Its contrast ratio is 6.56:1 on white and 3.20:1 on black.

#9400D3 Color Conversion

Hex triplet94, 00, D3
CMYK29.86%, 100.00%, 0.00%, 17.25%
RGB Decimal148, 0, 211
HSL282°, 100%, 41%
RGB Octal224, 0, 323
HSV (HSB)282.09°, 100.00%, 82.75%
RGB Binary10010100, 0, 11010011
CIE-L*AB39.58, 76.34, -70.38
RGB Percent58.04%, 0.00%, 82.75%
CIE-L*CH39.58, 103.83, 317.33
XYZ23.97, 11.00, 62.49
CIE-L*UV39.58, 29.27, -105.65
xyY0.25, 0.11, 11.00
Hunter-Lab33.16, 70.98, -88.50
RYB58.04%, 0.00%, 82.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9400D3 on a dark background: contrast 3.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#9400D3 on a light background: contrast 6.56:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Dark Violet, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Dark Violet. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#9400D3 · #C02EFF · #520075 · #3FD100 · #6DFF2E

Analogous palette

#003FD1 · #2A00D1 · #9400D3 · #D100A7 · #D1003F

Triadic palette

#9400D3 · #D19200 · #00D192 · #C02EFF · #FFC02E

Tetradic palette

#9400D3 · #D12A00 · #3FD100 · #00A7D1 · #520075

Monochromatic palette

#270038 · #5D0085 · #9400D3 · #BC1FFF · #D36BFF

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