Near Violet (#8000FF)

The hex code for Near Violet is #8000FF. It is rgb(128, 0, 255) in RGB, hsl(270, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 100%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone purple. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8000FF

HEX#8000FF

RGBrgb(128, 0, 255)

HSLhsl(270, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(270, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 100%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(53% 0.293 293.9)

LABlab(39.35% 74.70 -95.43)

LCHlch(39.35% 121.19 308.05)

Colors Closest to Near Violet

Near Violet is a registered color name, also listed as Violet (Color Wheel). These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 0.49 Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 4.53 Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 4.71 Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 9.68 Han Purple#5218FAΔE 11.27 Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 13.38

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#8000FF Channel Values

How Near Violet breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 128 · G 0 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 270° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 270° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 50% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.25:1 vs white · 3.36:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Near Violet background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Near Violet

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Near Violet; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Near Violet

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Near Violet Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8000FF

Protanopia#3636FF

Protanomaly#5D29FF

Deuteranopia#4C4CFE

Deuteranomaly#653AFF

Tritanopia#546363

Tritanomaly#684EB7

Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #8000FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--near-violet: #8000FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8000FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'near-violet': '#8000FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.000, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="near_violet">#8000FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#8000FF"

More Purple Colors

Near Violet sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8100b8 7f22fe 8200db 7f01fe 842bb1 7a3db8 8601af 79258e 8806ce 7851a9 8900eb 784bd2 942dae 9c51b6 ad34cb bd24ff cda4de df73ff f6cfff 270042 390061 4c2882 5d1c6d 6c3082

#8000FF Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Near Violet?

The hex code for Near Violet is #8000FF. That is rgb(128, 0, 255) in RGB, hsl(270, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(50%, 100%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #8000FF?

#8000FF is rgb(128, 0, 255) — red 128, green 0, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8000FF?

#8000FF converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 100%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8000FF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8000FF scores 6.25:1 against white and 3.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8000FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8000FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blue (#0000FF) at a CIE76 distance of 20.31, which is visibly different.

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