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#9155EE — Vivid Purple

#9155EE 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 #9155EE 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.

#9155EE 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 #B0EE53; it also sits naturally between #5363EE and #DF53EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#9155EE · RGB 145, 85, 238

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Color values

HEX#9155EE
RGB145, 85, 238
HSL264°, 82%, 63%
HSV264°, 64%, 93%
CMYK39%, 64%, 0%, 7%
XYZ30.36, 18.69, 82.90
Yxy18.69, 0.2301, 0.1416
CIE-Lab50.32, 55.91, -68.27
Hunter Lab43.23, 52.83, -89.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 33% · Blue 93%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #9155EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #9155EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #9155EE

.text { color: #9155EE; }
.background { background-color: #9155EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9155EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 85, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 82%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9155EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 85, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9155EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 85, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9155EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9155EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9155EE

#7F37EB#6E1CE9#6015D1#5312B5#48109E#3C0D82#2F0A66#22074A#15052E#090213

Tints of #9155EE

#9A61EF#A674F1#AF82F3#B890F4#C4A2F6#CDB0F7#D5BEF9#DECCFA#EADFFC#F3ECFD

Tones of #9155EE

#935FE3#9669D8#9874CD#9A80C2#9C8BB6#9E95AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0EE53:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.43:1 AA large only
Against black text4.74:1 AA

Best text color on #9155EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9155EE

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 #9155EE: ·

How #9155EE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7776C9Deuteranopia · #7B7FC0Tritanopia · #8EACA5

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 violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AED

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9155EE rather than the exact color:

Amber Solace
#719D13 · #C5EE74 · #8B5EEB · #C6A7EE
Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847
Mellow Ruby Cinder
#5711A0 · #8B5FEE · #9DEB4A · #BFEE9E
Frozen Tempest
#64EDDE · #58B3EC · #2439CB · #8752E4
Tender Ruby Dusk
#631FBC · #875CE4 · #81CA22 · #C7E79D
Dusty Ruby Garden
#3D1180 · #844DE8 · #9FE537 · #D9F4C5

Similar colors

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

#8B5EEB#8F53E3#8B5FEE#8752E4#875CE4#844DE8#8F43EE#9347FA#9C55DF#8D47E2#9B5DE0#864AF9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9155ED  ·  #9155EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9155EE?

#9155EE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 145, 85, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9155EE?

#9155EE is RGB 145, 85, 238 — HSL 264°, 82%, 63% — CMYK 39%, 64%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #9155EE?

Its complement is #B0EE53; analogous partners are #5363EE and #DF53EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9155EE for text?

Black text on #9155EE has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.43:1.