Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

UV Purple

UV Purple is a vibrant purple color with HEX #6F00FF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 111, 0, 255, HSL 266, 100%, 50%, cool temperature, and is useful for neon accents, event graphics, and high energy digital design.

#6F00FF purple cool vibrant
HEX #6F00FF
RGB rgb(111, 0, 255)
HSL hsl(266 100% 50%)
CMYK cmyk(56, 100, 0, 0)
Luminance 0.106
Contrast Black 3.12:1White 6.73:1

CSS Utilities

--color-uv-purple: #6F00FF;
.bg-uv-purple { background-color: #6F00FF; }
.text-uv-purple { color: #6F00FF; }
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
Luminance0.106
Black text3.12:1AA Fail
White text6.73:1AA 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
{
  "hex": "#6F00FF",
  "rgb": [
    111,
    0,
    255
  ],
  "hsl": [
    266,
    100,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    56,
    100,
    0,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.106,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.12,
    "white": 6.73
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#91FF00",
  "analogous": [
    "#0011FF",
    "#EE00FF"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#FF6E00",
    "#00FF6F"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#FF0011",
    "#91FF00",
    "#00FFEE"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#FFEE00",
    "#11FF00"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#A35CFF",
    "#6F00FF",
    "#4700A3"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#A35CFF",
  "dark": "#4700A3",
  "saturated": "#6E00FF",
  "desaturated": "#721CE3",
  "pastel": "#B889F5",
  "neon": "#8629FF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#91FF00",
    "#0011FF",
    "#EE00FF"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#721CE3",
    "#A35CFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#A35CFF",
    "#721CE3"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "cobalt-violet",
    "han-purple",
    "dark-violet",
    "blue-violet",
    "neon-purple"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "uv-purple"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cobalt-violet-vs-uv-purple",
    "han-purple-vs-uv-purple"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/uv-purple",
    "/css/colors/uv-purple",
    "/hex/6f00ff"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/uv-purple"
    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/dark-violet",
      "/colors/blue-violet",
      "/colors/neon-purple",
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      "/harmonies/uv-purple",
      "/wcag/uv-purple",
      "/css/colors/uv-purple",
      "/hex/6f00ff"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "uv-purple",
  "name": "UV Purple",
  "hex": "#6F00FF",
  "uses": [
    "neon accents",
    "event graphics",
    "high-energy digital design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "energy",
      "visibility",
      "motion"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "gaming",
      "music events",
      "sportswear",
      "nightlife"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "long reading interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "purple",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "cool",
    "vibrant",
    "neon-accents",
    "event-graphics",
    "high-energy-digital-design",
    "energy",
    "visibility",
    "motion"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    111,
    0,
    255
  ],
  "hsl": [
    266,
    100,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    100,
    0,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.106,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.12,
    "white": 6.73
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#91FF00",
    "analogous": [
      "#0011FF",
      "#EE00FF"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#FF6E00",
      "#00FF6F"
    ],
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      "#FF0011",
      "#91FF00",
      "#00FFEE"
    ],
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      "#FFEE00",
      "#11FF00"
    ],
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      "#6F00FF",
      "#4700A3"
    ]
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    "dark": "#4700A3",
    "saturated": "#6E00FF",
    "desaturated": "#721CE3",
    "pastel": "#B889F5",
    "neon": "#8629FF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-uv-purple: #6F00FF;",
    "utility": ".bg-uv-purple { background-color: #6F00FF; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-uv-purple { color: #6F00FF; }"
  },
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/hex/6f00ff"
    ]
  },
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#91FF00",
      "#0011FF",
      "#EE00FF"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#721CE3",
      "#A35CFF"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#A35CFF",
      "#721CE3"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About UV Purple Color

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

Its common associations include energy, visibility, and motion, which makes it relevant for gaming and music events. In design work, UV Purple is most useful for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, 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.UV Purple accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #6F00FF.UV Purple CSS utilitiesUse UV Purple in CSS variables and utility classes.#6F00FF HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.UV Purple paletteOpen the generated palette based on UV Purple.UV Purple harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for UV Purple against black and white text.

Black text3.12:1AA Fail
White text6.73:1AA 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
Han Purple#5218FA
Dark Violet#9400D3
Blue Violet#8A2BE2
Neon Purple#BC13FE

Color Harmonies

#91FF00#91FF00
#0011FF#0011FF
#EE00FF#EE00FF
#FF6E00#FF6E00
#00FF6F#00FF6F
Open full UV Purple harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#A35CFF#A35CFF
#4700A3#4700A3
#6E00FF#6E00FF
#721CE3#721CE3
#B889F5#B889F5
#8629FF#8629FF

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#91FF00#91FF00
#0011FF#0011FF
#EE00FF#EE00FF
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5