Palettes / Colors / #9166FF

#9166FF — Light Vivid Purple

#9166FF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #9166FF 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.

#9166FF 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 #D4FF66; it also sits naturally between #6687FF and #DE66FF. 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 40% · Blue 100%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9166FF

.text { color: #9166FF; }
.background { background-color: #9166FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9166FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 102, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 100%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9166FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 102, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9166FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 102, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9166FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9166FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4FF66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9166FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9166FF

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 #9166FF 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 #9166FF 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

← #9166FE  ·  #916700 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9166FF?

#9166FF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 145, 102, 255). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9166FF?

#9166FF is RGB 145, 102, 255 — HSL 257°, 100%, 70% — CMYK 43%, 60%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #9166FF?

Its complement is #D4FF66; analogous partners are #6687FF and #DE66FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9166FF for text?

Black text on #9166FF has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.