Palettes / Colors / #9C19FA
#9C19FA — Vivid Purple
#9C19FA 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 #9C19FA 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.
#9C19FA 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 #77FA19; it also sits naturally between #2C19FA and #FA19E8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #9C19FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 156, 25, 250 |
| HSL | 275°, 96%, 54% |
| HSV | 275°, 90%, 98% |
| CMYK | 38%, 90%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 31.31, 14.67, 91.62 |
| Yxy | 14.67, 0.2276, 0.1066 |
| CIE-Lab | 45.17, 81.66, -83.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 38.30, 82.27, -121.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 61% · Green 10% · Blue 98%
Cyan 38% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #9C19FA
.text { color: #9C19FA; }
.background { background-color: #9C19FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9C19FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 25, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 96%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9C19FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 25, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9C19FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 25, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#9C19FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9C19FA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #9C19FA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #77FA19:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.34:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.93:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #9C19FA: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9C19FA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #9C19FA: ·
How #9C19FA 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 #9C19FA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #9C19FA?
#9C19FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 156, 25, 250). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #9C19FA?
#9C19FA is RGB 156, 25, 250 — HSL 275°, 96%, 54% — CMYK 38%, 90%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #9C19FA?
Its complement is #77FA19; analogous partners are #2C19FA and #FA19E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #9C19FA for text?
White text on #9C19FA has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.93:1.