Palettes / Colors / #950EBD

#950EBD — Vivid Purple

#950EBD 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 #950EBD 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.

#950EBD 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 #37BE0E; it also sits naturally between #3D0EBE and #BE0E8F. 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 74%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #950EBD

.text { color: #950EBD; }
.background { background-color: #950EBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #950EBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 14, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 86%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #950EBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 14, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #950EBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 14, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #950EBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #37BE0E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #950EBD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #950EBD

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 #950EBD 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 #950EBD 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

← #950EBC  ·  #950EBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #950EBD?

#950EBD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 149, 14, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #950EBD?

#950EBD is RGB 149, 14, 189 — HSL 286°, 86%, 40% — CMYK 21%, 93%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #950EBD?

Its complement is #37BE0E; analogous partners are #3D0EBE and #BE0E8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #950EBD for text?

White text on #950EBD has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.08:1.