Extreme Violet (#9F00FF)

The hex code for Extreme Violet is #9F00FF. It is rgb(159, 0, 255) in RGB, hsl(277, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 100%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone purple. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F00FF

HEX#9F00FF

RGBrgb(159, 0, 255)

HSLhsl(277, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(277, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 100%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.297 303.7)

LABlab(43.91% 78.39 -87.73)

LCHlch(43.91% 117.65 311.78)

Colors Closest to Extreme Violet

Extreme Violet is a registered color name, also listed as Vivid Violet. 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.

Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 3.7 Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 5.15 Near Violet#8000FFΔE 9.68 Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 9.74 Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 11.08 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.27

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#9F00FF Channel Values

How Extreme 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 159 · G 0 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 277° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 277° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 38% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.36:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Extreme 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 text5.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Extreme Violet

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Extreme 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 Extreme 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 Extreme 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#9F00FF

Protanopia#4545FF

Protanomaly#7435FF

Deuteranopia#5F5FFE

Deuteranomaly#7E4AFE

Tritanopia#816363

Tritanomaly#8E4EB7

Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #9F00FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--extreme-violet: #9F00FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F00FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'extreme-violet': '#9F00FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.000, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="extreme_violet">#9F00FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#9F00FF"

More Purple Colors

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

a020f0 9f00c5 a11fff 9e7bb5 a385e0 9c51b6 a679d2 9a4eae a684ff 9966ff a76bcf 9966cc af95e4 c27aff cfb6e7 e3a3ff fdf4ff 2f0b51 3f00ff 512888 6231c4 6f00ff 842bb1 967bb6

#9F00FF Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Extreme Violet?

The hex code for Extreme Violet is #9F00FF. That is rgb(159, 0, 255) in RGB, hsl(277, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(38%, 100%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #9F00FF?

#9F00FF is rgb(159, 0, 255) — red 159, green 0, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F00FF?

#9F00FF converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 100%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F00FF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9F00FF scores 5.36:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F00FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F00FF 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 19.01, which is visibly different.

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