Dark Violet

Dark Violet is a dark, saturated violet color with the hex code #9400D3 (hue 282°, saturation 100%, lightness 41%). It is also the CSS named color darkviolet.

#9400D3

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Dark Violet	`#9400D3`	148, 0, 211	282°, 100%, 41%	30, 100, 0, 17	51.5% 0.261 310

Contrast with white text 6.56:1, with black text 3.20:1 — use white text on Dark Violet.

darkviolet is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: darkviolet works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#F0CCFF

#D980FF

#C233FF

#A100E6

#6B0099

#36004D

Colors that go with Dark Violet

Six color schemes built on Dark Violet with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Candy Green (#33CC00), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Dark Orchid (darkorchid): Dark Orchid (#9932CC) is lighter than Dark Violet (relative luminance 0.134 vs 0.110) and less saturated, with the same hue.
Blue Violet (blueviolet): Blue Violet (#8A2BE2) is lighter than Dark Violet (relative luminance 0.126 vs 0.110) and less saturated, with its hue 11° away.
Dark Magenta (darkmagenta): Dark Magenta (#8B008B) is darker than Dark Violet (relative luminance 0.074 vs 0.110) and equally saturated, with its hue 18° away.
Rebecca Purple (rebeccapurple): Rebecca Purple (#663399) is darker than Dark Violet (relative luminance 0.075 vs 0.110) and less saturated, with its hue 12° away.

Gradients with Dark Violet

Similar medium purple colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Dark Violet?

#9400D3 — RGB 148, 0, 211, HSL 282°, 100%, 41%.

Is Dark Violet a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 282° on the color wheel.