Electric Violet is a color in the approximate middle of the violet color spectrum. Another name for this color is Middle Violet.
What color is Electric Violet?
Electric Violet color belongs to the Violet Neon color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Electric Violet is #8F00FF, and the RGB color code is RGB(143, 0, 255).
In the RGB color model, Electric Violet has a red value of 143, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 255. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 43.9% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 273.6° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Electric Violet has a hue of 273.6° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Electric Violet is cool or warm?
The color Electric Violet is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Electric Violet? (For interior and product design)
Electric Violet has an LRV of nearly 13.1. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 13.1 of Electric Violet with dark and light color
Is Electric Violet Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Electric Violet meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Electric Violet color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #8F00FF
- Red
- 8F
- Green
- 00
- Blue
- FF
- Red
- 143 (56.1%)
- Green
- 0 (0.0%)
- Blue
- 255 (100.0%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 43.92%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 0.00%
- Hue
- 273.65°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 50.00 %
- Hue
- 273.65°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 100.00 %
- Red
- 44 (17.3%)
- Yellow
- 0 (0.0%)
- Blue
- 179 (70.2%)
- Hue
- 273.65°
- Whiteness
- 0.00 %
- Blackness
- 0.00 %
- Cyan
- 43.92%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- X
- 29.38
- Y
- 13.06
- Z
- 95.58
- Y1
- 13.06
- X
- 0.21
- Y2
- 0.09
- L
- 42.85
- A
- 84.39
- B
- -90.03
- L
- 42.85
- C
- 123.39
- H
- 313.15
- L
- 42.85
- U
- 17.64
- V
- -133.02
- L
- 36.14
- A
- 81.87
- B
- -131.52
- LRV
- ~ 13.1 %
- Munsell Color System
- 0.7P 4.1/29.7
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Electric Violet
These are the named colors closest to Electric Violet , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Paint similar to Electric Violet
These are the real paint colors closest to Electric Violet from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Electric Violet once it is on a wall.
Sherwin Williams
Electric Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Electric Violet to Sherwin Williams
PPG Paints
Electric Violet color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Electric Violet to PPG Paints
Behr
Electric Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Electric Violet to Behr
Benjamin Moore
Electric Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Electric Violet to Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Electric Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Electric Violet to Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
Electric Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Electric Violet to Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Electric Violet color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Electric Violet to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Electric Violet - #8F00FF color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Electric Violet - #8F00FF?
Color that best contrast with Electric Violet - #8F00FF is #70FF00, color name is Bright Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Electric Violet - #8F00FF?
Complementary or Opposite color for Electric Violet - #8F00FF is #70FF00, color name is Bright Green*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Electric Violet - #8F00FF Color Images and Patterns
