Color swatch image showing Purple1 (#9B30FF) with RGB(155,48,255) values

Purple1 (#9B30FF) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Purple1 (#9B30FF) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Purple1 (#9B30FF) Color Information

Purple1 (#9B30FF) RGB value is (155, 48, 255). The hex color red value is 155, green is 48, and blue is 255. Its HSL format shows a hue of 271°, saturation of 100 percent, and lightness of 59 percent. The CMYK process values are 39 percent, 81 percent, 0 percent, 0 percent.

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Purple1 (#9B30FF) Color Meaning

Purple1 (#9B30FF) projects the brightest, most electric highlight in the systematic purple gradient, representing synthetic royalty and digital maximum. This vibrant violet is intensely saturated, suggesting pure light from a monitor, fantasy game magic effects, and the pinnacle of vivid, screen-based purple. Psychologically, Purple1 (#9B30FF) is stimulating and fantastical, promoting a sense of hyper-real creativity, electric individuality, and unbound imagination. It is the color of a selected item in a vibrant UI or a spell at its moment of casting. This shade is digital purple at its most potent and undiluted. Symbolically, within the X11 color system, Purple1 (#9B30FF) represents the apex of programmed vibrancy, the "100%" setting for digital purple energy. It is the ultimate expression of purple as a pure, high-energy signal. Culturally, it serves a precise technical function, providing the peak value from which all other shades in the numbered purple palette are derived, ensuring a consistent and scalable spectrum for interface and graphic design.

Color Conversion

Convert Purple1 (#9B30FF) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#9B30FF
RGB
rgb(155, 48, 255)
HSL
hsl(271°, 100%, 59%)
CMYK
cmyk(39%, 81%, 0%, 0%)
HSV
hsv(271°, 81%, 100%)
XYZ
32.6245 16.3025 96.0349
Yxy
16.3025 0.2251 0.1125
Hunter Lab
40.3764 6.4301 -9.3167
CIE-Lab
47.3688 76.9422 -82.5453

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red155 / 255 (61%)
61%
Green48 / 255 (19%)
19%
Blue255 / 255 (100%)
100%

CMYK Values

Cyan39 / 100 (39%)
39%
Magenta81 / 100 (81%)
81%
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)0 / 100 (0%)

Color Variations

Purple1 (#9B30FF) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Purple1 (#9B30FF) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Purple1 (#9B30FF) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#9B30FF

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

4.93:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

4.93:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

4.93:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #9B30FF appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Purple1 (#9B30FF)

protanopia

#6d6ccd

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #9B30FF;

Text Color

color: #9B30FF;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #9B30FF;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #9B30FF40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #9B30FF;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9B30FF 0%, #5b00b0 100%);

Purple1 (#9B30FF) Color FAQs

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