Palettes / Colors / #9B2AFE

#9B2AFE — Vivid Purple

#9B2AFE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

#9B2AFE 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 #8DFE2A; it also sits naturally between #312AFE and #FE2AF7. 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 61% · Green 16% · Blue 100%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #9B2AFE

.text { color: #9B2AFE; }
.background { background-color: #9B2AFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9B2AFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(155, 42, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 99%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9B2AFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(155, 42, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9B2AFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(155, 42, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9B2AFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9B2AFE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9B2AFE

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Tones of #9B2AFE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8DFE2A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9B2AFE: #FFFFFF.

How #9B2AFE 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 #9B2AFE

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9B2AFD  ·  #9B2AFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9B2AFE?

#9B2AFE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 155, 42, 254). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9B2AFE?

#9B2AFE is RGB 155, 42, 254 — HSL 272°, 99%, 58% — CMYK 39%, 83%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #9B2AFE?

Its complement is #8DFE2A; analogous partners are #312AFE and #FE2AF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9B2AFE for text?

White text on #9B2AFE has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.16:1.