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#A415CC — Vivid Purple

#A415CC 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 #A415CC 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.

#A415CC 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 #3DCB15; it also sits naturally between #4915CB and #CB1598. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A415CC · RGB 164, 21, 204

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Color values

HEX#A415CC
RGB164, 21, 204
HSL287°, 81%, 44%
HSV287°, 90%, 80%
CMYK20%, 90%, 0%, 20%
XYZ26.48, 12.79, 58.20
Yxy12.79, 0.2717, 0.1312
CIE-Lab42.44, 74.64, -61.55
Hunter Lab35.76, 72.62, -76.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 8% · Blue 80%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A415CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A415CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A415CC

.text { color: #A415CC; }
.background { background-color: #A415CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A415CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 21, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 81%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A415CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 21, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A415CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 21, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A415CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A415CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A415CC

#9513B9#8611A6#771094#680E81#590C6F#4A0A5C#3C084A#2D0637#1E0425#0F0212

Tints of #A415CC

#B618E2#C02BE9#C846EC#CF5DEE#D675F0#DD8CF3#E3A3F5#ECBEF8#F3D5FB#F9EDFD

Tones of #A415CC

#9C23BE#952FB1#8D3DA4#864997#7F568A#78637E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3DCB15:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.90:1 AA
Against black text3.56:1 AA large only

Best text color on #A415CC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A415CC

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 #A415CC: ·

How #A415CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6665A0Deuteranopia · #6E7995Tritanopia · #9D7D75

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A415CC rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Summit
#235EE8 · #2314D2 · #7524D7 · #A613C4
Rustic Ruby Dusk
#46AAE7 · #677CE9 · #9A75F1 · #A412D4
Vintage Horizon
#651EAF · #AF16CA · #C0259F · #D72772
Silent Ruby Petal
#BF8D1B · #3BE3AF · #A01FD9 · #EAD6AD
Golden Ruby Marble
#4DC121 · #8EE771 · #9A22C8 · #DCB1EC
Lucky Ruby Monsoon
#E5ABF2 · #D577E9 · #B11FD1 · #811B97

Similar colors

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

#A613C4#A412D4#AF16CA#A01FD9#9A22C8#B11FD1#A825C7#9F24C2#B715CE#A126D6#921DC8#A827D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A415CB  ·  #A415CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A415CC?

#A415CC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 164, 21, 204). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A415CC?

#A415CC is RGB 164, 21, 204 — HSL 287°, 81%, 44% — CMYK 20%, 90%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A415CC?

Its complement is #3DCB15; analogous partners are #4915CB and #CB1598. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A415CC for text?

White text on #A415CC has a contrast ratio of 5.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.56:1.