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#994FEE — Vivid Purple

#994FEE 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 #994FEE 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.

#994FEE 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 #A3EE4F; it also sits naturally between #4F54EE and #E84FEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#994FEE · RGB 153, 79, 238

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Color values

HEX#994FEE
RGB153, 79, 238
HSL268°, 82%, 62%
HSV268°, 67%, 93%
CMYK36%, 67%, 0%, 7%
XYZ31.37, 18.54, 82.81
Yxy18.54, 0.2363, 0.1397
CIE-Lab50.14, 60.43, -68.53
Hunter Lab43.05, 57.90, -89.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 31% · Blue 93%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #994FEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #994FEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #994FEE

.text { color: #994FEE; }
.background { background-color: #994FEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #994FEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 79, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 82%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #994FEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 79, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #994FEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 79, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#994FEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#994FEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #994FEE

#8933EB#7917E8#6C15D1#5E12B5#500F99#410C7D#330A61#27074A#18052E#0A0213

Tints of #994FEE

#A15DEF#AC6FF1#B47DF2#BE90F4#C79EF5#CFABF7#D9BEF9#E1CCFA#ECDFFC#F4ECFD

Tones of #994FEE

#9A5AE2#9A65D7#9B71CC#9C7CC0#9D88B4#9D92AA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3EE4F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.46:1 AA large only
Against black text4.71:1 AA

Best text color on #994FEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #994FEE

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 #994FEE: ·

How #994FEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7978C8Deuteranopia · #7D83BETritanopia · #95A9A2

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 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #994FEE rather than the exact color:

Serene Drift
#5BAC17 · #88EA67 · #9B43E5 · #C49FEB
Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847
Tender Bloom
#25250B · #4CF9F2 · #F94E56 · #9347FA
Palette 2d2727
#2D2727 · #413543 · #8F43EE · #F0EB8D
Golden Ruby Drift
#1968B8 · #2945D9 · #8771E5 · #9D51DF
Cosmic Ruby Mosaic
#BC7123 · #23BA70 · #9C55DF · #EBD4BD

Similar colors

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

#9B43E5#8F53E3#9347FA#8F43EE#9D51DF#9C55DF#A94AEC#9951FF#AA4CF0#9D4EDD#A14CFE#A642EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #994FED  ·  #994FEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #994FEE?

#994FEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 153, 79, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #994FEE?

#994FEE is RGB 153, 79, 238 — HSL 268°, 82%, 62% — CMYK 36%, 67%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #994FEE?

Its complement is #A3EE4F; analogous partners are #4F54EE and #E84FEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #994FEE for text?

Black text on #994FEE has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.46:1.