Palettes / Colors / #824EF6

#824EF6 — Vivid Purple

#824EF6 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 #824EF6 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.

#824EF6 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 #C1F651; it also sits naturally between #516FF6 and #D851F6. 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 51% · Green 31% · Blue 96%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #824EF6

.text { color: #824EF6; }
.background { background-color: #824EF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #824EF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(130, 78, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 90%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #824EF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(130, 78, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #824EF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(130, 78, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#824EF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#824EF6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1F651:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #824EF6: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #824EF6

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 #824EF6 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 #824EF6 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

← #824EF5  ·  #824EF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #824EF6?

#824EF6 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 130, 78, 246). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #824EF6?

#824EF6 is RGB 130, 78, 246 — HSL 259°, 90%, 64% — CMYK 47%, 68%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #824EF6?

Its complement is #C1F651; analogous partners are #516FF6 and #D851F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #824EF6 for text?

White text on #824EF6 has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.37:1.