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Violet Nocturne Pure
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Violet Nocturne Pure

Purple · Hue 250
Metrics
S 92% · L 20%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white17.2:1AAon black1.2:1Fail
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About this color

Violet Nocturne Pure (#140462) belongs to the purple family — hue 250°, 92% saturation, 20% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-violet-nocturne-pure: #140462;
  --colorarchive-violet-nocturne-pure-hsl: hsl(250, 92%, 20%);
  --colorarchive-violet-nocturne-pure-rgb: rgb(20, 4, 98);
}

AI Color Names

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Design Context

MysteriousOpulentDeep
Common in

Luxury Cosmetics · Night Entertainment · Premium Gaming

Pairs well with

Gold, bright cyan, or warm amber for striking contrast

Design tip

Excellent for dark themes in entertainment and luxury. Deep purple as a background creates an immersive, premium feel.

Cultural context ▶

Deep purple evokes mystery, power, and the cosmos. Associated with wisdom, the occult, and premium experiences.

Color Origins

Purple family

The color of empire, twilight, and tech-luxury.

Heritage

Tyrian purple, extracted from the murex snail in Phoenicia, took some 12,000 snails to yield enough dye for the trim of a single garment and was the literal definition of expense — Roman law restricted who could wear it. Mauve, the first commercially successful synthetic dye, was discovered by accident in 1856 by an 18-year-old chemistry student trying to make quinine — the discovery launched the synthetic-dye industry and helped give rise to its near relative, the pharmaceutical industry. Quinacridone violet is one of the modern fade-resistant purples.

Across cultures

In Catholic liturgy purple marks Lent and Advent — penance and preparation. In Japan murasaki (a deep violet) was reserved for the highest-ranking courtiers in the Heian period; The Tale of Genji's Lady Murasaki takes her name from it. Across Western culture purple is associated with royalty (because of Tyrian's cost) and, from the 1960s onward, with rock and psychedelia.

In the wild

Cadbury has spent years in court trying to protect its purple as a trademark. Yahoo and Twitch both use saturated purples as primary brand colors — the choice signals creative-tech where blue would signal corporate-tech. Prince's purple was so associated with him that his estate won a U.S. trademark registration for its own shade of it. Stripe's signature indigo (#635BFF) is a fintech brand color that steps away from trust-blue. The Lakers and the Minnesota Vikings both build their identities around purple and gold.

How it reads

Purple sits at the boundary of warm and cool — biologically, our eyes process it as a blend of red and blue rather than a single hue, which may be why it can feel slightly unstable or magical. It reads as premium, creative, slightly counterculture. Light purples (lavender, lilac) read as gentle and feminine in Western convention. Saturated purples read as luxurious, electronic, or theatrical. Deep purples read as nocturnal, regal, or somber. It tends to feel more at home in creative tools than in traditional finance.

This particular tone

A jewel tone — saturated and dark at once. This is the register of velvet, deep enamel, and old-world luxury.

Lightness band: At this depth the hue starts behaving like a neutral — it can substitute for black in many contexts while still carrying a faint chromatic temperature. It pairs especially well with off-whites and warm metallics.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #140462.

  • Disney+primary
    Disney+ Navy · #01153E
    →
  • Didi 滴滴neutral
    Didi Navy · #0E1733
    →
  • Patagonianeutral
    Forest Black · #0F1F2E
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #140462.

  • AustraliaSouthern Sky Navy
    #0C1E3F · Outback night sky
    →
  • England (London)Royal Navy
    #0A2351 · Royal Navy uniform
    →
  • IcelandBasalt Black
    #1A1B1F · Reynisfjara basalt columns
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using purple and color in design.

Color TheoryPurple Color Palette Guide: Violet, Lavender, Plum, and BeyondAccessibilityColor in Wayfinding: How to Design Color-Coded Navigation SystemsColor TheoryColor and Typography Pairing: How Weight and Typeface Affect Perceived Color

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Violet Shadow Pure
#1C0689 · hsl(250, 92%, 28%)
Darker companion
Violet Ink Pure
#0E0345 · hsl(250, 92%, 14%)
Complementary counterpoint
Honey Nocturne Pure
#526204 · hsl(70, 92%, 20%)
Analogous lead
Plum Nocturne Pure
#330462 · hsl(270, 92%, 20%)
Analogous echo
Indigo Nocturne Pure
#041462 · hsl(230, 92%, 20%)
Triadic +120°
Ruby Nocturne Pure
#621404 · hsl(10, 92%, 20%)
Triadic +240°
Mint Nocturne Pure
#046214 · hsl(130, 92%, 20%)
Split-comp +150°
Apricot Nocturne Pure
#624304 · hsl(40, 92%, 20%)
Split-comp +210°
Moss Nocturne Pure
#236204 · hsl(100, 92%, 20%)
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Base: Violet Nocturne Pure #140462
Lighter companion: Violet Shadow Pure #1C0689
Darker companion: Violet Ink Pure #0E0345
Complementary counterpoint: Honey Nocturne Pure #526204
Analogous lead: Plum Nocturne Pure #330462
Analogous echo: Indigo Nocturne Pure #041462
Triadic +120°: Ruby Nocturne Pure #621404
Triadic +240°: Mint Nocturne Pure #046214
Split-comp +150°: Apricot Nocturne Pure #624304
Split-comp +210°: Moss Nocturne Pure #236204

Compare

See how Violet Nocturne Pure compares side by side with related colors.

vsViolet Shadow PurevsViolet Ink PurevsHoney Nocturne PurevsPlum Nocturne PurevsIndigo Nocturne PurevsRuby Nocturne Pure

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Violet Nocturne Bright
#16085E · hsl(250, 84%, 20%)
Nearby match
Violet Ink Pure
#0E0345 · hsl(250, 92%, 14%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Nocturne Pure
#0C0462 · hsl(245, 92%, 20%)
Nearby match
Violet Shadow Pure
#1C0689 · hsl(250, 92%, 28%)
Nearby match
Violet Ink Bright
#100642 · hsl(250, 84%, 14%)
Nearby match
Violet Nocturne Vivid
#1A0D59 · hsl(250, 74%, 20%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA16.4:1
Honey Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA16.6:1
Honey Veil Muted
#FBFBF9
AAA16.6:1
Honey Veil Dust
#FBFBF9
AAA16.7:1
Honey Veil Soft
#FBFCF8
AAA16.8:1
Honey Veil Clear
#FCFDF7
AAA16.9:1
Honey Veil Vivid
#FCFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#0F1053
Protanopia
#0E0E56
Tritanopia
#134B48
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Violet Nocturne Faint#302E38 · hsl(250, 10%, 20%)Violet Nocturne Muted#2D2A3C · hsl(250, 18%, 20%)Violet Nocturne Dust#2A2640 · hsl(250, 26%, 20%)Violet Nocturne Soft#272244 · hsl(250, 34%, 20%)Violet Nocturne Clear#21174F · hsl(250, 54%, 20%)Violet Nocturne Vivid#1A0D59 · hsl(250, 74%, 20%)Violet Nocturne Bright#16085E · hsl(250, 84%, 20%)Violet Nocturne Pure#140462 · hsl(250, 92%, 20%)
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