Palettes / Colors / #804BFB

#804BFB — Vivid Purple

#804BFB 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 #804BFB 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.

#804BFB 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 #C6FB4B; it also sits naturally between #4B6EFB and #D84BFB. 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 50% · Green 29% · Blue 98%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #804BFB

.text { color: #804BFB; }
.background { background-color: #804BFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #804BFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 75, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 96%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #804BFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 75, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #804BFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 75, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#804BFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#804BFB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6FB4B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #804BFB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #804BFB

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 #804BFB 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 #804BFB 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 #804BFB?

#804BFB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 128, 75, 251). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #804BFB?

#804BFB is RGB 128, 75, 251 — HSL 258°, 96%, 64% — CMYK 49%, 70%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #804BFB?

Its complement is #C6FB4B; analogous partners are #4B6EFB and #D84BFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #804BFB for text?

White text on #804BFB has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.32:1.