Palettes / Colors / #4805FF

#4805FF — Vivid Purple

#4805FF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the purple family.

#4805FF 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 #BCFF05; it also sits naturally between #053FFF and #C505FF. 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 28% · Green 2% · Blue 100%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4805FF

.text { color: #4805FF; }
.background { background-color: #4805FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4805FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 5, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4805FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 5, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4805FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 5, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4805FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4805FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCFF05:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4805FF: #FFFFFF.

How #4805FF 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 #4805FF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #4805FF?

#4805FF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 72, 5, 255). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4805FF?

#4805FF is RGB 72, 5, 255 — HSL 256°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 72%, 98%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #4805FF?

Its complement is #BCFF05; analogous partners are #053FFF and #C505FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4805FF for text?

White text on #4805FF has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.74:1.