Palettes / Colors / #A94DE9

#A94DE9 — Vivid Purple

#A94DE9 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#A94DE9 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 #8FE94E; it also sits naturally between #5B4EE9 and #E94EDC. 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 30% · Blue 91%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A94DE9

.text { color: #A94DE9; }
.background { background-color: #A94DE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A94DE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 77, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 78%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A94DE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 77, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A94DE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 77, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A94DE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A94DE9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A94DE9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FE94E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A94DE9: #000000.

How #A94DE9 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 #A94DE9 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 #A94DE9?

#A94DE9 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 169, 77, 233). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A94DE9?

#A94DE9 is RGB 169, 77, 233 — HSL 275°, 78%, 61% — CMYK 27%, 67%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #A94DE9?

Its complement is #8FE94E; analogous partners are #5B4EE9 and #E94EDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A94DE9 for text?

Black text on #A94DE9 has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.26:1.