Palettes / Colors / #A243EF

#A243EF — Vivid Purple

#A243EF 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 #A243EF 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.

#A243EF 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 #90EF43; it also sits naturally between #4C43EF and #EF43E6. 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 64% · Green 26% · Blue 94%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A243EF

.text { color: #A243EF; }
.background { background-color: #A243EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A243EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 67, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 84%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A243EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 67, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A243EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 67, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A243EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A243EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A243EF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90EF43:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A243EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A243EF

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 #A243EF 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 #A243EF 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 #A243EF?

#A243EF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 162, 67, 239). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A243EF?

#A243EF is RGB 162, 67, 239 — HSL 273°, 84%, 60% — CMYK 32%, 72%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #A243EF?

Its complement is #90EF43; analogous partners are #4C43EF and #EF43E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A243EF for text?

Black text on #A243EF has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.58:1.