Palettes / Colors / #A94DEA

#A94DEA — Vivid Purple

#A94DEA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#A94DEA 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 #8EEA4D; it also sits naturally between #5A4DEA and #EA4DDD. 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 92%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A94DEA

.text { color: #A94DEA; }
.background { background-color: #A94DEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A94DEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 77, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 79%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A94DEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 77, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A94DEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 77, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A94DEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A94DEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A94DEA

Tints of #A94DEA

Tones of #A94DEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EEA4D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A94DEA: #000000.

How #A94DEA 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 #A94DEA 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

← #A94DE9  ·  #A94DEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A94DEA?

#A94DEA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 169, 77, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A94DEA?

#A94DEA is RGB 169, 77, 234 — HSL 275°, 79%, 61% — CMYK 28%, 67%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A94DEA?

Its complement is #8EEA4D; analogous partners are #5A4DEA and #EA4DDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A94DEA for text?

Black text on #A94DEA has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.25:1.