#8F00FF · Violet

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#8F00FF is a medium, highly saturated purple color, closest to Violet and near Neon Purple and Iris. In OKLCH it has 55% lightness and 0.29 chroma at hue 299°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #8F00FF a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products.

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HEX#8F00FF
RGBrgb(143, 0, 255)
HSLhsl(274, 100%, 50%)
CMYK44, 100, 0, 0
CSS var--violet
Contrast5.81:1 white · 3.61:1 black

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How to use #8F00FF

White text passes WCAG AA on #8F00FF (5.81:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #8F00FF with its analogous neighbors #1100FF and #FF00EE; for contrast use its complement #6EFF00 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--violet: #8F00FF;

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