Palettes / Colors / #9502CD

#9502CD — Vivid Purple

#9502CD 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 #9502CD 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.

#9502CD 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 #3CCF02; it also sits naturally between #2E02CF and #CF02A3. 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 1% · Blue 80%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9502CD

.text { color: #9502CD; }
.background { background-color: #9502CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9502CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 2, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 98%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9502CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 2, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9502CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 2, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9502CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9502CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3CCF02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9502CD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9502CD

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 #9502CD 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 #9502CD 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

← #9502CC  ·  #9502CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9502CD?

#9502CD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 149, 2, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9502CD?

#9502CD is RGB 149, 2, 205 — HSL 283°, 98%, 41% — CMYK 27%, 99%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #9502CD?

Its complement is #3CCF02; analogous partners are #2E02CF and #CF02A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9502CD for text?

White text on #9502CD has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.17:1.