Palettes / Colors / #993EEC

#993EEC — Vivid Purple

#993EEC 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 #993EEC 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.

#993EEC 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 #91EC3C; it also sits naturally between #3F3CEC and #EC3CE9. 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 60% · Green 24% · Blue 93%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #993EEC

.text { color: #993EEC; }
.background { background-color: #993EEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #993EEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 62, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 82%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #993EEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 62, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #993EEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 62, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#993EEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#993EEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91EC3C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #993EEC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #993EEC

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 #993EEC 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 #993EEC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #993EEC?

#993EEC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 153, 62, 236). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #993EEC?

#993EEC is RGB 153, 62, 236 — HSL 271°, 82%, 58% — CMYK 35%, 74%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #993EEC?

Its complement is #91EC3C; analogous partners are #3F3CEC and #EC3CE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #993EEC for text?

White text on #993EEC has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.25:1.