Palettes / Colors / #A100DB

#A100DB — Vivid Purple

#A100DB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

#A100DB 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 #3ADB00; it also sits naturally between #3300DB and #DB00A8. 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 63% · Green 0% · Blue 86%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A100DB

.text { color: #A100DB; }
.background { background-color: #A100DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A100DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 0, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 100%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A100DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 0, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A100DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 0, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A100DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A100DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A100DB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3ADB00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A100DB: #FFFFFF.

How #A100DB 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 #A100DB 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 #A100DB?

#A100DB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 161, 0, 219). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A100DB?

#A100DB is RGB 161, 0, 219 — HSL 284°, 100%, 43% — CMYK 26%, 100%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #A100DB?

Its complement is #3ADB00; analogous partners are #3300DB and #DB00A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A100DB for text?

White text on #A100DB has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.54:1.