Palettes / Colors / #925DED

#925DED — Vivid Purple

#925DED is a purple color we call 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 #925DED 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.

#925DED 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 #B9ED5E; it also sits naturally between #5E71ED and #DA5EED. 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 36% · Blue 93%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #925DED

.text { color: #925DED; }
.background { background-color: #925DED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #925DED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(146, 93, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 80%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #925DED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(146, 93, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #925DED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(146, 93, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#925DED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#925DED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9ED5E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #925DED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #925DED

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 #925DED 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 #925DED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #925DED?

#925DED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 146, 93, 237). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #925DED?

#925DED is RGB 146, 93, 237 — HSL 262°, 80%, 65% — CMYK 38%, 61%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #925DED?

Its complement is #B9ED5E; analogous partners are #5E71ED and #DA5EED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #925DED for text?

Black text on #925DED has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.19:1.