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#952FEE — Vivid Purple

#952FEE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #952FEE 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.

#952FEE 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 #88EE2F; it also sits naturally between #362FEE and #EE2FE8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#952FEE · RGB 149, 47, 238

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Color values

HEX#952FEE
RGB149, 47, 238
HSL272°, 85%, 56%
HSV272°, 80%, 93%
CMYK37%, 80%, 0%, 7%
XYZ28.84, 14.60, 82.19
Yxy14.60, 0.2296, 0.1162
CIE-Lab45.08, 72.75, -76.80
Hunter Lab38.20, 71.06, -106.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 18% · Blue 93%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #952FEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #952FEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #952FEE

.text { color: #952FEE; }
.background { background-color: #952FEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #952FEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 47, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 85%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #952FEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 47, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #952FEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 47, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#952FEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#952FEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #952FEE

#8918EC#7C12D9#6C0FBD#5E0DA5#510B8E#430A76#36085E#260542#18032A#0B0213

Tints of #952FEE

#9F42F0#A855F1#B268F3#BC7BF4#C58EF6#CFA1F7#D9B4F9#E2C6FA#ECD9FC#F5ECFD

Tones of #952FEE

#943DE1#934AD3#9258C6#9166B7#9174AA#90819C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #88EE2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.36:1 AA
Against black text3.92:1 AA large only

Best text color on #952FEE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #952FEE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #952FEE: ·

How #952FEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6968C0Deuteranopia · #6F76B5Tritanopia · #909B93

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:

Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind violet 600 · #7C3AEDTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #952FEE rather than the exact color:

Palette 000000
#000000 · #9929EA · #FF5FCF · #FAEB92
Palette 000000
#000000 · #9929EA · #CC66DA · #FAEB92
Dusty Ruby Mirage
#6C0E9A · #8C30EC · #69EB29 · #AFEF97
Tranquil Ruby Drift
#132D0E · #F8B046 · #9B2AF7 · #F8D64B
Amber Ruby Voyage
#13A1E9 · #252CE8 · #9625E2 · #C51B9F
Honey Garden
#1123C0 · #9920EB · #F26ECA · #F7A5A5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#9929EA#8C30EC#9B2AF7#9625E2#9920EB#963BE3#9D39F9#8535EE#9E22F6#9B2AFE#8826F8#993DFA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #952FED  ·  #952FEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #952FEE?

#952FEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 149, 47, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #952FEE?

#952FEE is RGB 149, 47, 238 — HSL 272°, 85%, 56% — CMYK 37%, 80%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #952FEE?

Its complement is #88EE2F; analogous partners are #362FEE and #EE2FE8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #952FEE for text?

White text on #952FEE has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.92:1.