Palettes / Colors / #A014EB
#A014EB — Vivid Purple
#A014EB 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 #A014EB 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.
#A014EB 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 #5FEB14; it also sits naturally between #3514EB and #EB14CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A014EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 160, 20, 235 |
| HSL | 279°, 84%, 50% |
| HSV | 279°, 91%, 92% |
| CMYK | 32%, 91%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 29.74, 13.97, 79.73 |
| Yxy | 13.97, 0.2409, 0.1132 |
| CIE-Lab | 44.19, 80.00, -76.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 37.38, 79.87, -106.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 63% · Green 8% · Blue 92%
Cyan 32% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A014EB
.text { color: #A014EB; }
.background { background-color: #A014EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A014EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 20, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 84%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A014EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 20, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A014EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 20, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A014EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A014EB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5FEB14:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.53:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.79:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #A014EB: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A014EB
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 #A014EB: ·
How #A014EB 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 #A014EB 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 #A014EB?
#A014EB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 160, 20, 235). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A014EB?
#A014EB is RGB 160, 20, 235 — HSL 279°, 84%, 50% — CMYK 32%, 91%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #A014EB?
Its complement is #5FEB14; analogous partners are #3514EB and #EB14CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A014EB for text?
White text on #A014EB has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.79:1.