Violet is the CSS named color #EE82EE — rgb(238, 130, 238), hsl(300, 76%, 72%). Its relative luminance is 0.403, giving 2.32:1 against white and 9.06:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #EE82EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 130, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 76%, 72%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.4032 |
| Contrast on white | 2.32:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 9.06:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing violet 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.
violet is #EE82EE, which is rgb(238, 130, 238) and hsl(300, 76%, 72%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Violet has a relative luminance of 0.403 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 2.32:1; against black, 9.06:1.
violet reaches 9.06:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.