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#992BEE — Vivid Purple

#992BEE 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 #992BEE 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.

#992BEE 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 #7FEE2B; it also sits naturally between #382BEE and #EE2BE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#992BEE · RGB 153, 43, 238

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Color values

HEX#992BEE
RGB153, 43, 238
HSL274°, 85%, 55%
HSV274°, 82%, 93%
CMYK36%, 82%, 0%, 7%
XYZ29.43, 14.67, 82.17
Yxy14.67, 0.2331, 0.1162
CIE-Lab45.18, 74.55, -76.60
Hunter Lab38.31, 73.31, -106.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 17% · Blue 93%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #992BEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #992BEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #992BEE

.text { color: #992BEE; }
.background { background-color: #992BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #992BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 43, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #992BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 43, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #992BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 43, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#992BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#992BEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #992BEE

#8E13EC#8011D4#720FBD#630DA5#550B8E#440971#36075A#280542#1A032A#0B0213

Tints of #992BEE

#A23EEF#AB50F1#B463F2#BD76F4#C98EF6#D2A1F7#DBB4F9#E4C6FA#EDD9FC#F6ECFD

Tones of #992BEE

#9738E0#9646D2#9454C4#9263B6#9071A8#8E7E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7FEE2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.34:1 AA
Against black text3.93:1 AA large only

Best text color on #992BEE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #992BEE

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 #992BEE: ·

How #992BEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6968BFDeuteranopia · #7078B4Tritanopia · #949A91

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 #992BEE rather than the exact color:

Palette 000000
#000000 · #9929EA · #FF5FCF · #FAEB92
Palette 000000
#000000 · #9929EA · #CC66DA · #FAEB92
Tranquil Ruby Drift
#132D0E · #F8B046 · #9B2AF7 · #F8D64B
Honey Garden
#1123C0 · #9920EB · #F26ECA · #F7A5A5
Hidden Ruby Terrace
#11300B · #40D1FB · #FB403E · #9E22F6
Amber Ruby Voyage
#13A1E9 · #252CE8 · #9625E2 · #C51B9F

Similar colors

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

#9929EA#9B2AF7#9920EB#9E22F6#9625E2#8C30EC#A222F7#9B2AFE#A52CE3#9D39F9#963BE3#A823F8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #992BED  ·  #992BEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #992BEE?

#992BEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 153, 43, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #992BEE?

#992BEE is RGB 153, 43, 238 — HSL 274°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 36%, 82%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #992BEE?

Its complement is #7FEE2B; analogous partners are #382BEE and #EE2BE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #992BEE for text?

White text on #992BEE has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.93:1.