Palettes / Colors / #7948FE

#7948FE — Vivid Purple

#7948FE 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 #7948FE 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.

#7948FE 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 #CEFE48; it also sits naturally between #4873FE and #D448FE. 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 47% · Green 28% · Blue 100%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7948FE

.text { color: #7948FE; }
.background { background-color: #7948FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7948FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 72, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 99%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7948FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 72, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7948FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 72, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7948FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7948FE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEFE48:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7948FE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7948FE

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 #7948FE 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 #7948FE 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 #7948FE?

#7948FE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 121, 72, 254). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7948FE?

#7948FE is RGB 121, 72, 254 — HSL 256°, 99%, 64% — CMYK 52%, 72%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #7948FE?

Its complement is #CEFE48; analogous partners are #4873FE and #D448FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7948FE for text?

White text on #7948FE has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.17:1.