Palettes / Colors / #910AEA

#910AEA — Vivid Purple

#910AEA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #910AEA 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.

#910AEA 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 #64EB0A; it also sits naturally between #200AEB and #EB0AD4. 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 57% · Green 4% · Blue 92%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #910AEA

.text { color: #910AEA; }
.background { background-color: #910AEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #910AEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 10, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 92%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #910AEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 10, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #910AEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 10, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#910AEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#910AEA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #64EB0A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #910AEA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #910AEA

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 #910AEA 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 #910AEA 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

← #910AE9  ·  #910AEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #910AEA?

#910AEA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 145, 10, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #910AEA?

#910AEA is RGB 145, 10, 234 — HSL 276°, 92%, 48% — CMYK 38%, 96%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #910AEA?

Its complement is #64EB0A; analogous partners are #200AEB and #EB0AD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #910AEA for text?

White text on #910AEA has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.44:1.