Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Dark Violet

Dark Violet is a vibrant and jewel tone purple color with HEX #9400D3. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 148, 0, 211, HSL 282, 100%, 41%, cool temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#9400D3 purple cool vibrantjewel-tone
HEX #9400D3
RGB rgb(148, 0, 211)
HSL hsl(282 100% 41%)
CMYK cmyk(30, 100, 0, 17)
Luminance 0.11
Contrast Black 3.2:1White 6.56:1

CSS Utilities

--color-dark-violet: #9400D3;
.bg-dark-violet { background-color: #9400D3; }
.text-dark-violet { color: #9400D3; }
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
Luminance0.11
Black text3.2:1AA Fail
White text6.56:1AA 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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    0,
    211
  ],
  "hsl": [
    282,
    100,
    41
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    100,
    0,
    17
  ],
  "luminance": 0.11,
  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#2A00D1",
    "#D100A7"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#D19200",
    "#00D192"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#D12A00",
    "#3FD100",
    "#00A7D1"
  ],
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    "#00D12A"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#C02EFF",
    "#9400D3",
    "#520075"
  ]
}
Variants
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  "light": "#C02EFF",
  "dark": "#520075",
  "saturated": "#9200D1",
  "desaturated": "#8917BA",
  "pastel": "#C65FF2",
  "neon": "#AF00FA"
}
Pairings
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    "#2A00D1",
    "#D100A7"
  ],
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  ],
  "neutral": [
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#C02EFF",
    "#8917BA"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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    "jewel-tone"
  ],
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  ],
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  },
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Dark Violet Color

Dark Violet sits in the purple family with cool temperature and vibrant and jewel tone visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Dark Violet is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, 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.Jewel Tone colorsFind colors with jewel tone visual character.Dark Violet accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #9400D3.Dark Violet CSS utilitiesUse Dark Violet in CSS variables and utility classes.#9400D3 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Dark Violet paletteOpen the generated palette based on Dark Violet.Dark Violet harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Dark Violet against black and white text.

Black text3.2:1AA Fail
White text6.56:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Cobalt Violet#8F00FF
Blue Violet#8A2BE2
Dark Orchid#9932CC
UV Purple#6F00FF
Electric Purple#BF00FF

Color Harmonies

#3FD100#3FD100
#2A00D1#2A00D1
#D100A7#D100A7
#D19200#D19200
#00D192#00D192
Open full Dark Violet harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#C02EFF#C02EFF
#520075#520075
#9200D1#9200D1
#8917BA#8917BA
#C65FF2#C65FF2
#AF00FA#AF00FA

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#3FD100#3FD100
#2A00D1#2A00D1
#D100A7#D100A7
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5