Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.40:1 — vs black: 3.28:1

Color values

  • HEX #9F00C5
  • RGB rgb(159, 0, 197)
  • HSL hsl(288, 100%, 77%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 19.29, 100, 0, 22.75 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9F00C5 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Purple (Munsell)
#9F00C5 Base
#26C500
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Purple (Munsell)
#9F00C5 Base
#3D00C5
#C50089
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Purple (Munsell)
#9F00C5 Base
#C59F00
#00C59F
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Purple (Munsell)
#9F00C5 Base
#89C500
#00C53D
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Purple (Munsell)
#9F00C5 Base
#C53D00
#26C500
#0089C5
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Purple (Munsell)
#9F00C5 Base
#24002C
#610079
#7E009C
#C000EE
#D113FF
#E05FFF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Purple (Munsell), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#15001A
#30003C
#4C005E
#680080
#8300A3
Purple (Munsell) #9F00C5 Base
#CD00FE
#D939FF
#E472FF
#EFACFF
#FAE6FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9F00C5. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9F00C5;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9F00C5;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9F00C5;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9F00C5,
        #A1FF8B
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9F00C5,
        #A1FF8B
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$purple-(munsell): #9F00C5;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$purple-(munsell)-r: 159;
$purple-(munsell)-g: 0;
$purple-(munsell)-b: 197;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $purple-(munsell);
    color: rgba($purple-(munsell)-r, $purple-(munsell)-g, $purple-(munsell)-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Purple (Munsell) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9F00C5 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5959C4 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3737C5 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #8E4B4B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #5F5F5F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Purple (Munsell) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Purple (Munsell) #9F00C5 Base
Heliotrope Magenta #AA00BB ΔE 2.84
Dark Violet #9400D3 ΔE 2.96
Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 4.04
French Violet #8806CE ΔE 4.42

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.