Palettes / Colors / #A511DF

#A511DF — Vivid Purple

#A511DF 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 #A511DF 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.

#A511DF 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 #4BDF11; it also sits naturally between #3D11DF and #DF11B2. 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 65% · Green 7% · Blue 87%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A511DF

.text { color: #A511DF; }
.background { background-color: #A511DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A511DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 17, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 86%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A511DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 17, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A511DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 17, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A511DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A511DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A511DF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4BDF11:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A511DF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A511DF

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 #A511DF 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 #A511DF 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 #A511DF?

#A511DF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 165, 17, 223). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A511DF?

#A511DF is RGB 165, 17, 223 — HSL 283°, 86%, 47% — CMYK 26%, 92%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #A511DF?

Its complement is #4BDF11; analogous partners are #3D11DF and #DF11B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A511DF for text?

White text on #A511DF has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.75:1.