All About Color Violent Violet

#290C5E

A bold, intense violet, full of dramatic flair.

About Violent Violet

Violent Violet is a dark purple color with the hex code #290C5E. In RGB it is red 41, green 12, blue 94; in HSL it is hue 261°, saturation 77%, lightness 21%; in CMYK it is 56%, 87%, 0%, 63%. Its contrast ratio is 16.05:1 on white and 1.31:1 on black.

#290C5E Color Conversion

Hex triplet29, 0C, 5E
CMYK56.38%, 87.23%, 0.00%, 63.14%
RGB Decimal41, 12, 94
HSL261°, 77%, 21%
RGB Octal51, 14, 136
HSV (HSB)261.22°, 87.23%, 36.86%
RGB Binary101001, 1100, 1011110
CIE-L*AB12.88, 34.71, -42.58
RGB Percent16.08%, 4.71%, 36.86%
CIE-L*CH12.88, 54.93, 309.18
XYZ3.07, 1.54, 10.73
CIE-L*UV12.88, 2.05, -38.59
xyY0.20, 0.10, 1.54
Hunter-Lab12.42, 22.33, -42.51
RYB16.08%, 4.71%, 36.86%

Color Accessibility Scores

#290C5E on a dark background: contrast 1.31:1, fails WCAG AA.
#290C5E on a light background: contrast 16.05:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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

Complementary palette

#290C5E · #4C17B0 · #0A0317 · #425F0C · #7AB017

Analogous palette

#0C425F · #0C195F · #290C5E · #520C5F · #5F0C42

Triadic palette

#290C5E · #5F290C · #0C5F29 · #4C17B0 · #B04C17

Tetradic palette

#290C5E · #5F0C19 · #425F0C · #0C5F52 · #0A0317

Monochromatic palette

#0A0317 · #0C041B · #290C5E · #4715A2 · #6522E2

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