Palettes / Colors / #682CD4

#682CD4 — Purple

#682CD4 is a purple color we call 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 #682CD4 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.

#682CD4 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 #99D42B; it also sits naturally between #2B45D4 and #BA2BD4. 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 17% · Blue 83%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #682CD4

.text { color: #682CD4; }
.background { background-color: #682CD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #682CD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 44, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 66%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #682CD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 44, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #682CD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 44, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#682CD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#682CD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #682CD4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99D42B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #682CD4: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #682CD4

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 #682CD4 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 #682CD4 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

← #682CD3  ·  #682CD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #682CD4?

#682CD4 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 104, 44, 212). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #682CD4?

#682CD4 is RGB 104, 44, 212 — HSL 261°, 66%, 50% — CMYK 51%, 79%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #682CD4?

Its complement is #99D42B; analogous partners are #2B45D4 and #BA2BD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #682CD4 for text?

White text on #682CD4 has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.90:1.