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#A412EC — Vivid Purple

#A412EC is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #A412EC 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.

#A412EC 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 #5BED12; it also sits naturally between #3612ED and #ED12C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A412EC · RGB 164, 18, 236

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Color values

HEX#A412EC
RGB164, 18, 236
HSL280°, 86%, 50%
HSV280°, 92%, 93%
CMYK31%, 92%, 0%, 7%
XYZ30.67, 14.38, 80.52
Yxy14.38, 0.2442, 0.1145
CIE-Lab44.77, 80.97, -76.07
Hunter Lab37.92, 81.28, -105.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 7% · Blue 93%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A412EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A412EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A412EC

.text { color: #A412EC; }
.background { background-color: #A412EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A412EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 18, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 86%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A412EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 18, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A412EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 18, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A412EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A412EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A412EC

#9410D5#870FC2#760DAB#690B98#590A80#480868#3B0655#2B053E#1E032B#0D0113

Tints of #A412EC

#AD2AEF#B43DF0#BE54F2#C567F4#CE7FF5#D797F7#DEAAF9#E7C1FA#EFD4FC#F8ECFE

Tones of #A412EC

#9F21DE#9932CD#9441BE#8F50AF#8A609F#85708F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5BED12:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.42:1 AA
Against black text3.88:1 AA large only

Best text color on #A412EC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A412EC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A412EC: ·

How #A412EC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6563B7Deuteranopia · #6D78ABTritanopia · #9D8E84

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:

Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AED

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A412EC rather than the exact color:

Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Honey Garden
#1123C0 · #9920EB · #F26ECA · #F7A5A5
Rustic Harbor
#210B07 · #A222F7 · #61F718 · #1221FD
Hidden Ruby Terrace
#11300B · #40D1FB · #FB403E · #9E22F6
Velvet Bloom
#3B0B0C · #92F717 · #3A55FA · #A823F8
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#AA1DE4#9920EB#A222F7#9E22F6#A823F8#9A1CFD#A01FD9#A412D4#B819FA#9929EA#9625E2#8B18E9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A412EB  ·  #A412ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A412EC?

#A412EC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 164, 18, 236). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A412EC?

#A412EC is RGB 164, 18, 236 — HSL 280°, 86%, 50% — CMYK 31%, 92%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #A412EC?

Its complement is #5BED12; analogous partners are #3612ED and #ED12C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A412EC for text?

White text on #A412EC has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.88:1.