Palettes / Colors / #A447FA
#A447FA — Vivid Purple
#A447FA 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 #A447FA 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.
#A447FA 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 #9EFA47; it also sits naturally between #4A47FA and #FA47F7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A447FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 164, 71, 250 |
| HSL | 271°, 95%, 63% |
| HSV | 271°, 72%, 98% |
| CMYK | 34%, 72%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 34.82, 19.30, 92.33 |
| Yxy | 19.30, 0.2377, 0.1318 |
| CIE-Lab | 51.04, 68.81, -73.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.93, 67.99, -99.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 64% · Green 28% · Blue 98%
Cyan 34% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A447FA
.text { color: #A447FA; }
.background { background-color: #A447FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A447FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 71, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 95%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A447FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 71, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A447FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 71, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A447FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A447FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9EFA47:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.32:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.86:1 AA |
Best text color on #A447FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A447FA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A447FA: ·
How #A447FA 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 #A447FA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A447FA?
#A447FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 164, 71, 250). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A447FA?
#A447FA is RGB 164, 71, 250 — HSL 271°, 95%, 63% — CMYK 34%, 72%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #A447FA?
Its complement is #9EFA47; analogous partners are #4A47FA and #FA47F7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A447FA for text?
Black text on #A447FA has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.32:1.