Palettes / Colors / #A135F3

#A135F3 — Vivid Purple

#A135F3 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 #A135F3 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.

#A135F3 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 #87F335; it also sits naturally between #4135F3 and #F335E7. 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 21% · Blue 95%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A135F3

.text { color: #A135F3; }
.background { background-color: #A135F3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A135F3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 53, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 89%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A135F3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 53, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A135F3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 53, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A135F3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A135F3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A135F3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #87F335:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A135F3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A135F3

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 #A135F3 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 #A135F3 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

← #A135F2  ·  #A135F4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A135F3?

#A135F3 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 161, 53, 243). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A135F3?

#A135F3 is RGB 161, 53, 243 — HSL 274°, 89%, 58% — CMYK 34%, 78%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #A135F3?

Its complement is #87F335; analogous partners are #4135F3 and #F335E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A135F3 for text?

White text on #A135F3 has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.32:1.