Palettes / Colors / #A992FD

#A992FD — Light Vivid Blue

#A992FD is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #A992FD 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.

#A992FD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E5FD91; it also sits naturally between #91B0FD and #DE91FD. 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 57% · Blue 99%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A992FD

.text { color: #A992FD; }
.background { background-color: #A992FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A992FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 146, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 96%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A992FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 146, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A992FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 146, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A992FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A992FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5FD91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A992FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A992FD

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 #A992FD 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 #A992FD 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 #A992FD?

#A992FD is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 169, 146, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A992FD?

#A992FD is RGB 169, 146, 253 — HSL 253°, 96%, 78% — CMYK 33%, 42%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #A992FD?

Its complement is #E5FD91; analogous partners are #91B0FD and #DE91FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A992FD for text?

Black text on #A992FD has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.56:1.