Palettes / Colors / #A804CD

#A804CD — Vivid Purple

#A804CD 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 #A804CD 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.

#A804CD 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 #29CD04; it also sits naturally between #4404CD and #CD048D. 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 66% · Green 2% · Blue 80%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A804CD

.text { color: #A804CD; }
.background { background-color: #A804CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A804CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 4, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 96%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A804CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 4, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A804CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 4, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A804CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A804CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A804CD

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Tones of #A804CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #29CD04:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A804CD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A804CD

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 #A804CD 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 #A804CD 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 #A804CD?

#A804CD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 168, 4, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A804CD?

#A804CD is RGB 168, 4, 205 — HSL 289°, 96%, 41% — CMYK 18%, 98%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A804CD?

Its complement is #29CD04; analogous partners are #4404CD and #CD048D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A804CD for text?

White text on #A804CD has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.56:1.