#9900FF Color

#9900FF is rgb(153, 0, 255) in RGB, hsl(276, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 100%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Extreme Violet (#9F00FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9900FF

HEX#9900FF

RGBrgb(153, 0, 255)

HSLhsl(276, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(276, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 100%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(56% 0.296 301.9)

LABlab(42.99% 77.62 -89.29)

LCHlch(42.99% 118.31 311.00)

What #9900FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9900FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 1.97 Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 3.18 Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 5.67 Near Violet#8000FFΔE 7.71 Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 7.77 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 12.28

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

#9900FF Channel Values

How #9900FF 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 153 · G 0 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 276° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 276° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 40% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.53:1 vs white · 3.8:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9900FF 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 text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9900FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9900FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #9900FF

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.

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Shades

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How #9900FF 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#9900FF

Protanopia#4242FF

Protanomaly#6F33FF

Deuteranopia#5B5BFE

Deuteranomaly#7947FE

Tritanopia#796363

Tritanomaly#874EB7

Achromatopsia#696969

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Using #9900FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9900ff: #9900FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9900FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9900ff': '#9900FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.000, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_9900ff">#9900FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#9900FF"

More Purple Colors

#9900FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9932cc 9900cc 9933cc 9810fa 9933ff 967bb6 9947e6 9678b6 9966cc 9457eb 9966ff 942dae a385e0 b284be c46dd9 cfb6e7 e3a3ff fdf4ff 2f0b51 3f00ff 512888 6231c4 6f00ff 842bb1

#9900FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9900FF?

#9900FF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(153, 0, 255) in RGB and hsl(276, 100%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Extreme Violet (#9F00FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.97.

What is the RGB value of #9900FF?

#9900FF is rgb(153, 0, 255) — red 153, green 0, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9900FF?

#9900FF converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 100%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9900FF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9900FF scores 5.53:1 against white and 3.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9900FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9900FF 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 19.86, which is visibly different.

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