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Violet Color Code

HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK values for Violet, plus its tints, shades, and similar colors.

HEX #EE82EE
RGB 238, 130, 238
HSL 300, 76%, 72%
CMYK 0%, 45%, 0%, 7%

About Violet

Violet is a warm, vivid light shade of pink, sitting at 300° on the color wheel with 76% saturation and 72% lightness.

For text or UI elements on a Violet background, black text is more readable, giving a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 (AAA).

Its computed complementary color is #81EE81, closest in the library to Dark Green.

Example text on Violet

The Story Behind Violet

Violet is named after the flower and sits at the very end of the visible spectrum, right next to ultraviolet light, which literally means "beyond violet." It's technically a spectral color, unlike purple, which is a mix of red and blue light with no single wavelength of its own.

Shades and Tints of Violet

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