Close to Electric Purple
#9012FF
#9012FF is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 56.5% red, 7.1% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 272°, with 100% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9012FF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.65:1 AABlack text on this color
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3.72:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9012FF as they’d see it.
#9012FF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #9012FF
What color is #9012FF?
#9012FF is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 56.5% red, 7.1% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 272°, with 100% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #9012FF in RGB?
#9012FF is rgb(144, 18, 255): 144 red, 18 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9012FF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(44, 93, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9012FF?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9012FF?
Its complement #367500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.