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#993FEE — Vivid Purple

#993FEE 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 #993FEE 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.

#993FEE 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 #94EE3F; it also sits naturally between #423FEE and #EE3FEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#993FEE · RGB 153, 63, 238

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Color values

HEX#993FEE
RGB153, 63, 238
HSL271°, 84%, 59%
HSV271°, 74%, 93%
CMYK36%, 74%, 0%, 7%
XYZ30.35, 16.50, 82.47
Yxy16.50, 0.2347, 0.1276
CIE-Lab47.62, 67.50, -72.62
Hunter Lab40.62, 65.46, -97.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 25% · Blue 93%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #993FEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #993FEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #993FEE

.text { color: #993FEE; }
.background { background-color: #993FEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #993FEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 63, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 84%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #993FEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 63, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #993FEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 63, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #993FEE

#8D27EC#7E14E1#7112CA#610FAE#540D96#440B7A#370963#270646#1A042F#0A0213

Tints of #993FEE

#A351F0#AB5FF1#B572F3#BF85F4#C898F6#D0A6F7#DAB9F9#E4CBFB#EBD9FC#F5ECFD

Tones of #993FEE

#994BE2#9958D5#9864C9#9871BC#977DB0#978AA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #94EE3F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.88:1 AA
Against black text4.30:1 AA large only

Best text color on #993FEE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #993FEE

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 #993FEE: ·

How #993FEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7271C4Deuteranopia · #777EBATritanopia · #95A29B

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AED

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #993FEE rather than the exact color:

Serene Drift
#5BAC17 · #88EA67 · #9B43E5 · #C49FEB
Palette 2d2727
#2D2727 · #413543 · #8F43EE · #F0EB8D
Cosmic Ruby Garden
#E0C5F7 · #963BE3 · #7420BC · #280A42
Misty Ruby Tempest
#35230D · #FD37C8 · #5842FA · #993DFA
Mellow Ruby Tempest
#081A20 · #20FD47 · #9D39F9 · #FA9914
Burning Ruby Ember
#3E840C · #A9EE43 · #A642EE · #DDC8F6

Similar colors

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

#9B43E5#8F43EE#963BE3#993DFA#9D39F9#A642EE#9347FA#AA44E8#8D47E2#A94AEC#8C30EC#8E3FDC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #993FED  ·  #993FEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #993FEE?

#993FEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 153, 63, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #993FEE?

#993FEE is RGB 153, 63, 238 — HSL 271°, 84%, 59% — CMYK 36%, 74%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #993FEE?

Its complement is #94EE3F; analogous partners are #423FEE and #EE3FEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #993FEE for text?

White text on #993FEE has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.30:1.