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Named color

Violet

Violet color #EE82EE: RGB 238, 130, 238 and HSL 300°, 76%, 72%. Explore its warm pink profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#EE82EE pink warm vibrant
HEX #EE82EE
RGB rgb(238, 130, 238)
HSL hsl(300 76% 72%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 45, 0, 7)
Luminance 0.4032
Contrast Black 9.06:1White 2.32:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-violet: #EE82EE;
.bg-violet { background-color: #EE82EE; }
.text-violet { color: #EE82EE; }
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Color meaning and use

About Violet Color

Violet uses HEX #EE82EE, RGB 238, 130, 238, and HSL 300°, 76%, 72%. The dataset classifies it in the pink family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.4032; black contrast is 9.06:1 and white contrast is 2.32:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Violet against black and white text.

Black text9.06:1AA Pass
White text2.32:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Violet Color Reference Infographic

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Color Harmonies

#81EE81#81EE81#B881EE#B881EE#EE81B8#EE81B8#EEEE81#EEEE81#81EEEE#81EEEE
Open full Violet harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F9D2F9#F9D2F9#E331E3#E331E3#FE72FE#FE72FE#DE91DE#DE91DE#FCF3FC#FCF3FC#FF99FF#FF99FF

Pairings

Black#000000#81EE81#81EE81#B881EE#B881EE#EE81B8#EE81B8Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4032
Black text9.06:1AA Pass
White text2.32:1AA Fail
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": "#EE82EE",
  "rgb": [
    238,
    130,
    238
  ],
  "hsl": [
    300,
    76,
    72
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    45,
    0,
    7
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4032,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.06,
    "white": 2.32
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#81EE81",
  "analogous": [
    "#B881EE",
    "#EE81B8"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#EEEE81",
    "#81EEEE"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#EEB881",
    "#81EE81",
    "#81B8EE"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#B8EE81",
    "#81EEB8"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#F9D2F9",
    "#EE82EE",
    "#E331E3"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#F9D2F9",
  "dark": "#E331E3",
  "saturated": "#FE72FE",
  "desaturated": "#DE91DE",
  "pastel": "#FCF3FC",
  "neon": "#FF99FF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#81EE81",
    "#B881EE",
    "#EE81B8"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#DE91DE",
    "#F9D2F9"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#F9D2F9",
    "#DE91DE"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "orchid",
    "plum",
    "wisteria",
    "mauve",
    "kunzite"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "violet"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "orchid-vs-violet",
    "violet-vs-plum"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/pink",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/violet",
    "/css/colors/violet",
    "/hex/ee82ee",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
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      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/violet"
    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/wisteria",
      "/colors/mauve",
      "/colors/kunzite",
      "/compare/orchid-vs-violet",
      "/compare/violet-vs-plum",
      "/harmonies/violet",
      "/wcag/violet",
      "/css/colors/violet",
      "/hex/ee82ee",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "violet",
  "name": "Violet",
  "cssName": "violet",
  "hex": "#EE82EE",
  "family": "pink",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "violet"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "pink",
    "warm",
    "vibrant",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
  "rgb": [
    238,
    130,
    238
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    76,
    72
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    45,
    0,
    7
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4032,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.06,
    "white": 2.32
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#81EE81",
    "analogous": [
      "#B881EE",
      "#EE81B8"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#EEEE81",
      "#81EEEE"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#EEB881",
      "#81EE81",
      "#81B8EE"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#B8EE81",
      "#81EEB8"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#F9D2F9",
      "#EE82EE",
      "#E331E3"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#F9D2F9",
    "dark": "#E331E3",
    "saturated": "#FE72FE",
    "desaturated": "#DE91DE",
    "pastel": "#FCF3FC",
    "neon": "#FF99FF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-violet: #EE82EE;",
    "utility": ".bg-violet { background-color: #EE82EE; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-violet { color: #EE82EE; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "orchid",
    "plum",
    "wisteria",
    "mauve",
    "kunzite"
  ],
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    "violet"
  ],
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  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/violet",
    "/wcag/violet",
    "/css/colors/violet",
    "/hex/ee82ee",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
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      "/palettes/violet"
    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/plum",
      "/colors/wisteria",
      "/colors/mauve",
      "/colors/kunzite",
      "/compare/orchid-vs-violet",
      "/compare/violet-vs-plum",
      "/harmonies/violet",
      "/wcag/violet",
      "/css/colors/violet",
      "/hex/ee82ee",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#81EE81",
      "#B881EE",
      "#EE81B8"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#DE91DE",
      "#F9D2F9"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#F9D2F9",
      "#DE91DE"
    ]
  }
}
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