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Named color

Cobalt Violet

Cobalt Violet is a vibrant purple color with HEX #8F00FF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 143, 0, 255, HSL 274, 100%, 50%, cool temperature, and is useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems.

#8F00FF purple cool vibrant
HEX #8F00FF
RGB rgb(143, 0, 255)
HSL hsl(274 100% 50%)
CMYK cmyk(44, 100, 0, 0)
Luminance 0.1306
Contrast Black 3.61:1White 5.81:1

CSS Utilities

--color-cobalt-violet: #8F00FF;
.bg-cobalt-violet { background-color: #8F00FF; }
.text-cobalt-violet { color: #8F00FF; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1306
Black text3.61:1AA Fail
White text5.81:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    100,
    50
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  "cmyk": [
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    0,
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  ],
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#6EFF00",
  "analogous": [
    "#1100FF",
    "#FF00EE"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#FF9100",
    "#00FF91"
  ],
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    "#FF1100",
    "#6EFF00",
    "#00EEFF"
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    "#EEFF00",
    "#00FF11"
  ],
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    "#B85CFF",
    "#8F00FF",
    "#5C00A3"
  ]
}
Variants
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  "dark": "#5C00A3",
  "saturated": "#9000FF",
  "desaturated": "#8D1CE3",
  "pastel": "#C689F5",
  "neon": "#A229FF"
}
Pairings
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    "#1100FF",
    "#FF00EE"
  ],
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    "#B85CFF"
  ],
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#B85CFF",
    "#8D1CE3"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "electric-purple",
    "neon-purple",
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/css/colors/cobalt-violet",
      "/hex/8f00ff"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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  },
  "family": "purple",
  "temperature": "cool",
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      "#B85CFF"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Cobalt Violet Color

Cobalt Violet sits in the purple family with cool temperature and vibrant visual character. Cobalt Violet is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include heritage, craft, and specificity, which makes it relevant for museum design and education. In design work, Cobalt Violet is most useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Purple color familyBrowse named purple colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Cobalt Violet accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #8F00FF.Cobalt Violet CSS utilitiesUse Cobalt Violet in CSS variables and utility classes.#8F00FF HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Cobalt Violet paletteOpen the generated palette based on Cobalt Violet.Cobalt Violet harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Cobalt Violet against black and white text.

Black text3.61:1AA Fail
White text5.81:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

UV Purple#6F00FF
Dark Violet#9400D3
Electric Purple#BF00FF
Neon Purple#BC13FE
Blue Violet#8A2BE2

Color Harmonies

#6EFF00#6EFF00
#1100FF#1100FF
#FF00EE#FF00EE
#FF9100#FF9100
#00FF91#00FF91
Open full Cobalt Violet harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#B85CFF#B85CFF
#5C00A3#5C00A3
#9000FF#9000FF
#8D1CE3#8D1CE3
#C689F5#C689F5
#A229FF#A229FF

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#6EFF00#6EFF00
#1100FF#1100FF
#FF00EE#FF00EE
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5