Palettes / Colors / #995AED

#995AED — Vivid Purple

#995AED 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 #995AED 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.

#995AED 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 #ADED5A; it also sits naturally between #5A64ED and #E35AED. 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 35% · Blue 93%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #995AED

.text { color: #995AED; }
.background { background-color: #995AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #995AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 90, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 80%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #995AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 90, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #995AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 90, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#995AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#995AED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #995AED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADED5A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #995AED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #995AED

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 #995AED 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 #995AED 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 #995AED?

#995AED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 153, 90, 237). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #995AED?

#995AED is RGB 153, 90, 237 — HSL 266°, 80%, 64% — CMYK 35%, 62%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #995AED?

Its complement is #ADED5A; analogous partners are #5A64ED and #E35AED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #995AED for text?

Black text on #995AED has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.17:1.