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#910FDB — Vivid Purple

#910FDB 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 #910FDB 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.

#910FDB 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 #5ADB0F; it also sits naturally between #2A0FDB and #DB0FC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#910FDB · RGB 145, 15, 219

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Color values

HEX#910FDB
RGB145, 15, 219
HSL278°, 87%, 46%
HSV278°, 93%, 86%
CMYK34%, 93%, 0%, 14%
XYZ24.63, 11.48, 67.93
Yxy11.48, 0.2368, 0.1103
CIE-Lab40.37, 75.81, -73.71
Hunter Lab33.88, 73.48, -100.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 6% · Blue 86%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #910FDB

.text { color: #910FDB; }
.background { background-color: #910FDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #910FDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 15, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 87%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #910FDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 15, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #910FDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 15, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #910FDB

#840EC8#770DB5#680B9D#5B0A8A#4F0877#420764#350651#260439#190326#0D0113

Tints of #910FDB

#9F15EF#A92DF0#B345F2#BC5DF4#C675F5#D08DF7#DAA4F9#E4BCFA#EDD4FC#F7ECFE

Tones of #910FDB

#8D1DCD#892DBE#853BB0#814AA1#7D5893#796783

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5ADB0F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.37:1 AA
Against black text3.30:1 AA large only

Best text color on #910FDB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #910FDB

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 #910FDB: ·

How #910FDB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #5958AADeuteranopia · #606A9ETritanopia · #8B837A

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:

Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EAMaterial Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AED

Palettes with a similar color

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

Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Hidden Canyon
#3F39E7 · #8B18E9 · #DE40D3 · #EC337F
Golden Ruby Horizon
#45860B · #B5F158 · #8113E5 · #DCB0F4
Misty Ruby Orchard
#189B66 · #8C21D5 · #D08820 · #A7E8C3
Amber Harbor
#8616CC · #A94AEC · #8CEC50 · #D1F6C9
Serene Aurora
#2EA0E7 · #1116A9 · #851FDA · #E72BCE

Similar colors

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

#8C12E1#8B18E9#8113E5#8C21D5#8616CC#851FDA#A412D4#A01FD9#831CE6#8215EB#9625E2#921DC8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #910FDA  ·  #910FDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #910FDB?

#910FDB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 145, 15, 219). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #910FDB?

#910FDB is RGB 145, 15, 219 — HSL 278°, 87%, 46% — CMYK 34%, 93%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #910FDB?

Its complement is #5ADB0F; analogous partners are #2A0FDB and #DB0FC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #910FDB for text?

White text on #910FDB has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.30:1.