Palettes / Colors / #9470FF

#9470FF — Light Vivid Purple

#9470FF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the purple family.

#9470FF 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 #DBFF70; it also sits naturally between #7094FF and #DB70FF. 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 58% · Green 44% · Blue 100%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9470FF

.text { color: #9470FF; }
.background { background-color: #9470FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9470FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(148, 112, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 100%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9470FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(148, 112, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9470FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(148, 112, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9470FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9470FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBFF70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9470FF: #000000.

How #9470FF 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 #9470FF 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

← #9470FE  ·  #947100 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9470FF?

#9470FF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 148, 112, 255). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9470FF?

#9470FF is RGB 148, 112, 255 — HSL 255°, 100%, 72% — CMYK 42%, 56%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #9470FF?

Its complement is #DBFF70; analogous partners are #7094FF and #DB70FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9470FF for text?

Black text on #9470FF has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.49:1.