Nearest-color comparison

Cobalt Violet vs UV Purple

Cobalt Violet and UV Purple are different purple colors with HEX values #8F00FF and #6F00FF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 32, their contrast ratio is 1.16:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Cobalt Violet and UV Purple are visually related colors. Cobalt Violet is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.16:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Cobalt Violet#8F00FF

UV Purple#6F00FF

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Cobalt Violet and UV Purple across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance32

Pair contrast1.16:1

Luminance delta0.0246

Hue delta8 deg

Lighter colorCobalt Violet

More saturatedCobalt Violet

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

purple color

Cobalt Violet

Cobalt Violet is #8F00FF, a cool purple color with vibrant character. Compared with UV Purple, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#8F00FF RGB143, 0, 255 HSL274, 100, 50 CMYK44, 100, 0, 0 Luminance0.1306 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

purple color

UV Purple

UV Purple is #6F00FF, a cool purple color with vibrant character. Compared with Cobalt Violet, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#6F00FF RGB111, 0, 255 HSL266, 100, 50 CMYK56, 100, 0, 0 Luminance0.106 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Cobalt Violet or UV Purple

Choose Cobalt VioletCobalt Violet is better when the design needs vibrant purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #8F00FF.

Choose UV PurpleUV Purple is better when the design needs vibrant purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #6F00FF.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCobalt VioletUV Purple

HEX#8F00FF#6F00FF

RGB143, 0, 255111, 0, 255

HSL274, 100, 50266, 100, 50

CMYK44, 100, 0, 056, 100, 0, 0

FamilyPurplePurple

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.13060.106

Black contrast3.61:13.12:1

White contrast5.81:16.73:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Cobalt Violetwhite text - 5.81:1

UV Purplewhite text - 6.73:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Cobalt Violet#8F00FF

UV Purple#6F00FF

#B85CFF#B85CFF

#A35CFF#A35CFF

#6EFF00#6EFF00

#91FF00#91FF00

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      274,
      100,
      50
    ],
    "cmyk": [
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      0,
      0
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    "family": "purple",
    "temperature": "cool",
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      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1306,
    "contrast": {
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    },
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.81
    },
    "description": "Cobalt Violet is #8F00FF, a cool purple color with vibrant character. Compared with UV Purple, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cobalt-violet/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cobalt-violet.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "uv-purple",
    "name": "UV Purple",
    "hex": "#6F00FF",
    "rgb": [
      111,
      0,
      255
    ],
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      266,
      100,
      50
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      56,
      100,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "family": "purple",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.106,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.12,
      "white": 6.73
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 6.73
    },
    "description": "UV Purple is #6F00FF, a cool purple color with vibrant character. Compared with Cobalt Violet, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/uv-purple/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/uv-purple.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 32,
  "contrastRatio": 1.16,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 8,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0246,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Cobalt Violet",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Cobalt Violet"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.16,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Cobalt Violet",
      "background": "#8F00FF",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.81
    },
    {
      "color": "UV Purple",
      "background": "#6F00FF",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 6.73
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Cobalt Violet is better when the design needs vibrant purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #8F00FF.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "UV Purple is better when the design needs vibrant purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #6F00FF.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/cobalt-violet-vs-uv-purple.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cobalt-violet.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/uv-purple.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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