Palettes / Colors / #950CD4

#950CD4 — Vivid Purple

#950CD4 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 #950CD4 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.

#950CD4 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 #4CD40C; it also sits naturally between #310CD4 and #D40CAF. 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 5% · Blue 83%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #950CD4

.text { color: #950CD4; }
.background { background-color: #950CD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #950CD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 12, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 89%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #950CD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 12, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #950CD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 12, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#950CD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#950CD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #950CD4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4CD40C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #950CD4: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #950CD4

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 #950CD4 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 #950CD4 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

← #950CD3  ·  #950CD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #950CD4?

#950CD4 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 149, 12, 212). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #950CD4?

#950CD4 is RGB 149, 12, 212 — HSL 281°, 89%, 44% — CMYK 30%, 94%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #950CD4?

Its complement is #4CD40C; analogous partners are #310CD4 and #D40CAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #950CD4 for text?

White text on #950CD4 has a contrast ratio of 6.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.28:1.