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#910FBB — Vivid Purple

#910FBB 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 #910FBB 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.

#910FBB 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 #3BBD0F; it also sits naturally between #3B0FBD and #BD0F91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#910FBB · RGB 145, 15, 187

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Color values

HEX#910FBB
RGB145, 15, 187
HSL285°, 85%, 40%
HSV285°, 92%, 73%
CMYK22%, 92%, 0%, 27%
XYZ20.82, 9.95, 47.84
Yxy9.95, 0.2648, 0.1266
CIE-Lab37.75, 69.71, -59.37
Hunter Lab31.54, 65.31, -72.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 6% · Blue 73%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #910FBB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #910FBB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #910FBB

.text { color: #910FBB; }
.background { background-color: #910FBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #910FBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 15, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 85%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #910FBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 15, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #910FBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 15, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #910FBB

#830EAA#780D9C#690B89#5E0A7B#500868#410755#370647#280434#1D0326#0F0213

Tints of #910FBB

#A712D9#B718EC#C034EF#C74CF0#D068F3#D984F5#E09CF7#E9B8F9#F0D0FB#F9ECFD

Tones of #910FBB

#8B1CB0#8528A4#7F3498#78418B#724E7E#6C5A72

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3BBD0F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.02:1 AAA
Against black text2.99:1 Fails

Best text color on #910FBB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #910FBB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #910FBB: ·

How #910FBB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #595891Deuteranopia · #606A87Tritanopia · #8B7169

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:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #910FBB rather than the exact color:

Palette 9112bc
#9112BC · #AE75DA · #E9E294 · #FFFCB8
Dreamy Ember
#9416B1 · #E4288E · #ED7A6D · #F4E0A5
Dreamy Mirage
#18A27E · #8D1AB6 · #E0B027 · #B7EDE1
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Modern Orchard
#18438A · #0B0B7A · #360C7B · #8A14B0
Crimson Cinder
#A011B8 · #EA21C8 · #EF55A5 · #F7AABA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#9112BC#9416B1#8D1AB6#880FB1#8A14B0#A011B8#921EC1#8A0FAB#8419B5#951AAD#8F20B4#9A1FB7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #910FBA  ·  #910FBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #910FBB?

#910FBB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 145, 15, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #910FBB?

#910FBB is RGB 145, 15, 187 — HSL 285°, 85%, 40% — CMYK 22%, 92%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #910FBB?

Its complement is #3BBD0F; analogous partners are #3B0FBD and #BD0F91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #910FBB for text?

White text on #910FBB has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.99:1.