Palettes / Colors / #950BFC

#950BFC — Vivid Purple

#950BFC 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 #950BFC 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.

#950BFC 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 #75FD0D; it also sits naturally between #1D0DFD and #FD0DED. 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 4% · Blue 99%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #950BFC

.text { color: #950BFC; }
.background { background-color: #950BFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #950BFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 11, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 98%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #950BFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 11, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #950BFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 11, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#950BFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#950BFC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #75FD0D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #950BFC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #950BFC

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 #950BFC 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 #950BFC 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

← #950BFB  ·  #950BFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #950BFC?

#950BFC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 149, 11, 252). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #950BFC?

#950BFC is RGB 149, 11, 252 — HSL 274°, 98%, 52% — CMYK 41%, 96%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #950BFC?

Its complement is #75FD0D; analogous partners are #1D0DFD and #FD0DED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #950BFC for text?

White text on #950BFC has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.73:1.