Palettes / Colors / #A855EC

#A855EC — Vivid Purple

#A855EC is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #A855EC 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.

#A855EC 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 #99EC55; it also sits naturally between #5D55EC and #EC55E5. 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 33% · Blue 93%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A855EC

.text { color: #A855EC; }
.background { background-color: #A855EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A855EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 85, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 80%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A855EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 85, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A855EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 85, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A855EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A855EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99EC55:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A855EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A855EC

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 #A855EC 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 #A855EC 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 #A855EC?

#A855EC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 168, 85, 236). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A855EC?

#A855EC is RGB 168, 85, 236 — HSL 273°, 80%, 63% — CMYK 29%, 64%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #A855EC?

Its complement is #99EC55; analogous partners are #5D55EC and #EC55E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A855EC for text?

Black text on #A855EC has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.