Palettes / Colors / #962CED

#962CED — Vivid Purple

#962CED is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

#962CED 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 #83ED2C; it also sits naturally between #352CED and #ED2CE3. 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 59% · Green 17% · Blue 93%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #962CED

.text { color: #962CED; }
.background { background-color: #962CED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #962CED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 44, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 84%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #962CED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 44, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #962CED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 44, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#962CED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#962CED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #83ED2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #962CED: #FFFFFF.

How #962CED 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 #962CED 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

← #962CEC  ·  #962CEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #962CED?

#962CED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 150, 44, 237). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #962CED?

#962CED is RGB 150, 44, 237 — HSL 273°, 84%, 55% — CMYK 37%, 81%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #962CED?

Its complement is #83ED2C; analogous partners are #352CED and #ED2CE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #962CED for text?

White text on #962CED has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.88:1.