Palettes / Colors / #680EDD

#680EDD — Vivid Purple

#680EDD is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #680EDD 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.

#680EDD 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 #83DD0E; it also sits naturally between #0E1CDD and #CF0EDD. 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 41% · Green 5% · Blue 87%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #680EDD

.text { color: #680EDD; }
.background { background-color: #680EDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #680EDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 14, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 88%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #680EDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 14, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #680EDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 14, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#680EDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#680EDD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #83DD0E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #680EDD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #680EDD

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 #680EDD 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 #680EDD 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

← #680EDC  ·  #680EDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #680EDD?

#680EDD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 104, 14, 221). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #680EDD?

#680EDD is RGB 104, 14, 221 — HSL 266°, 88%, 46% — CMYK 53%, 94%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #680EDD?

Its complement is #83DD0E; analogous partners are #0E1CDD and #CF0EDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #680EDD for text?

White text on #680EDD has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.70:1.