Palettes / Colors / #460AFA

#460AFA — Vivid Purple

#460AFA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #460AFA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#460AFA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BEFA0A; it also sits naturally between #0A46FA and #BE0AFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 4% · Blue 98%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #460AFA

.text { color: #460AFA; }
.background { background-color: #460AFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #460AFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 10, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 96%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #460AFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 10, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #460AFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 10, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#460AFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#460AFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #460AFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEFA0A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #460AFA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #460AFA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #460AFA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #460AFA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #460AF9  ·  #460AFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #460AFA?

#460AFA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 70, 10, 250). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #460AFA?

#460AFA is RGB 70, 10, 250 — HSL 255°, 96%, 51% — CMYK 72%, 96%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #460AFA?

Its complement is #BEFA0A; analogous partners are #0A46FA and #BE0AFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #460AFA for text?

White text on #460AFA has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.68:1.