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#9900FF

#9900ff ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
  • Web safe
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#9900ff is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 0% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 0.98.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1399

Complementary

  1. #9900ff
  2. #66ff00

Split complementary

  1. #9900ff
  2. #e6ff00
  3. #00ff19

Analogous

  1. #1900ff
  2. #9900ff
  3. #ff00e6

Triadic

  1. #9900ff
  2. #ff9900
  3. #00ff99

Tetradic

  1. #9900ff
  2. #ff0066
  3. #66ff00
  4. #00ff99

Square

  1. #9900ff
  2. #ff1a00
  3. #66ff00
  4. #00e5ff

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0066
  2. #6b00b3
  3. #9900ff
  4. #b84dff
  5. #d699ff

Shades

#9900ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9900ff
  2. #8a00e6
  3. #7a00cc
  4. #6b00b3
  5. #5c0099
  6. #4d0080
  7. #3d0066
  8. #2e004d
  9. #1f0033
  10. #0f001a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9900ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9900ff
  2. #a31aff
  3. #ad33ff
  4. #b84dff
  5. #c266ff
  6. #cc80ff
  7. #d699ff
  8. #e0b3ff
  9. #ebccff
  10. #f5e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9900ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9900ff
  2. #970df2
  3. #941ae6
  4. #9226d9
  5. #8f33cc
  6. #8d40c0
  7. #8a4db3
  8. #885aa6
  9. #856699
  10. #83738d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f52b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #816296 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3351ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4651fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b4dc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9900ff {
  color: #9900ff;
}
Background
.bg-9900ff {
  background-color: #9900ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9900ff {
  border: 2px solid #9900ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9900ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 0 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9900ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9900ff, #ff00e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9900ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 0 255 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 0.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 1.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.84 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.85 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.67 #66ff00 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#9900ff  rgb(153, 0, 255)  hsl(276, 100%, 50%)  Vivid Violet
#66ff00  rgb(102, 255, 0)  hsl(96, 100%, 50%)  Lawn Green
#ff9900  rgb(255, 153, 0)  hsl(36, 100%, 50%)  Orange Peel
#00ff99  rgb(0, 255, 153)  hsl(156, 100%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green