Dark Violet is the CSS named color #9400D3 — rgb(148, 0, 211), hsl(282, 100%, 41%). Its relative luminance is 0.110, giving 6.56:1 against white and 3.20:1 against black, so it works as a text color on white.
| HEX | #9400D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(148, 0, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 100%, 41%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.1100 |
| Contrast on white | 6.56:1 AA pass |
| Contrast on black | 3.20:1 large text only |
Built by mixing darkviolet toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
darkviolet is #9400D3, which is rgb(148, 0, 211) and hsl(282, 100%, 41%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Dark Violet has a relative luminance of 0.110 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 6.56:1; against black, 3.20:1.
darkviolet reaches 6.56:1 against white, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.