Palettes / Colors / #6002ED

#6002ED — Vivid Purple

#6002ED is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #6002ED 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.

#6002ED 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 #8FED02; it also sits naturally between #021AED and #D602ED. 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 38% · Green 1% · Blue 93%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6002ED

.text { color: #6002ED; }
.background { background-color: #6002ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6002ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(96, 2, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 98%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6002ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(96, 2, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6002ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(96, 2, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6002ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6002ED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FED02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6002ED: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6002ED

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 #6002ED 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 #6002ED 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 #6002ED?

#6002ED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 96, 2, 237). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6002ED?

#6002ED is RGB 96, 2, 237 — HSL 264°, 98%, 47% — CMYK 59%, 99%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #6002ED?

Its complement is #8FED02; analogous partners are #021AED and #D602ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6002ED for text?

White text on #6002ED has a contrast ratio of 7.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.73:1.