Palettes / Colors / #A855FB

#A855FB — Light Vivid Purple

#A855FB is a purple color we call Light 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 #A855FB 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.

#A855FB 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 #A8FB56; it also sits naturally between #5656FB and #FB56FB. 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 98%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A855FB

.text { color: #A855FB; }
.background { background-color: #A855FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A855FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 85, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 95%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A855FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 85, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A855FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 85, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A855FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A855FB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8FB56:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A855FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A855FB

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 #A855FB 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 #A855FB 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 #A855FB?

#A855FB is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 168, 85, 251). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A855FB?

#A855FB is RGB 168, 85, 251 — HSL 270°, 95%, 66% — CMYK 33%, 66%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #A855FB?

Its complement is #A8FB56; analogous partners are #5656FB and #FB56FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A855FB for text?

Black text on #A855FB has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.92:1.