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#992EEE — Vivid Purple

#992EEE 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 #992EEE 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.

#992EEE 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 #85EE2F; it also sits naturally between #392FEE and #EE2FE5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#992EEE · RGB 153, 46, 238

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Color values

HEX#992EEE
RGB153, 46, 238
HSL273°, 85%, 56%
HSV273°, 81%, 93%
CMYK36%, 81%, 0%, 7%
XYZ29.55, 14.90, 82.21
Yxy14.90, 0.2333, 0.1176
CIE-Lab45.50, 73.64, -76.09
Hunter Lab38.60, 72.28, -105.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 18% · Blue 93%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #992EEE

.text { color: #992EEE; }
.background { background-color: #992EEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #992EEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 46, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 85%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #992EEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 46, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #992EEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 46, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #992EEE

#8D18EC#7F12D9#6F0FBD#610DA5#530B8E#450A76#37085E#270542#19032A#0B0213

Tints of #992EEE

#A242F0#AB55F1#B468F3#BE7BF4#C78EF6#D0A1F7#DAB4F9#E3C6FA#ECD9FC#F6ECFD

Tones of #992EEE

#973DE1#964AD3#9458C6#9366B7#9174AA#90819C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #85EE2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.28:1 AA
Against black text3.98:1 AA large only

Best text color on #992EEE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #992EEE

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 #992EEE: ·

How #992EEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6B6AC0Deuteranopia · #7179B4Tritanopia · #949B93

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 #992EEE rather than the exact color:

Palette 000000
#000000 · #9929EA · #FF5FCF · #FAEB92
Palette 000000
#000000 · #9929EA · #CC66DA · #FAEB92
Tranquil Ruby Drift
#132D0E · #F8B046 · #9B2AF7 · #F8D64B
Dusty Ruby Mirage
#6C0E9A · #8C30EC · #69EB29 · #AFEF97
Honey Garden
#1123C0 · #9920EB · #F26ECA · #F7A5A5
Hidden Ruby Terrace
#11300B · #40D1FB · #FB403E · #9E22F6

Similar colors

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

#9929EA#9B2AF7#8C30EC#9920EB#9E22F6#9625E2#9D39F9#A52CE3#9B2AFE#963BE3#A222F7#993DFA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #992EED  ·  #992EEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #992EEE?

#992EEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 153, 46, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #992EEE?

#992EEE is RGB 153, 46, 238 — HSL 273°, 85%, 56% — CMYK 36%, 81%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #992EEE?

Its complement is #85EE2F; analogous partners are #392FEE and #EE2FE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #992EEE for text?

White text on #992EEE has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.98:1.