Palettes / Colors / #A362FD

#A362FD — Light Vivid Purple

#A362FD is a purple color we call Light 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 #A362FD 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.

#A362FD 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 #BDFD63; it also sits naturally between #6370FD and #F063FD. 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 38% · Blue 99%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A362FD

.text { color: #A362FD; }
.background { background-color: #A362FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A362FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 98, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 97%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A362FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 98, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A362FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 98, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A362FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A362FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDFD63:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A362FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A362FD

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 #A362FD 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 #A362FD 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 #A362FD?

#A362FD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 163, 98, 253). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A362FD?

#A362FD is RGB 163, 98, 253 — HSL 265°, 97%, 69% — CMYK 36%, 61%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #A362FD?

Its complement is #BDFD63; analogous partners are #6370FD and #F063FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A362FD for text?

Black text on #A362FD has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.67:1.