Palettes / Colors / #B005FF

#B005FF — Vivid Purple

#B005FF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #B005FF 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.

#B005FF 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 #54FF05; it also sits naturally between #3305FF and #FF05D1. 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 69% · Green 2% · Blue 100%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B005FF

.text { color: #B005FF; }
.background { background-color: #B005FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B005FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(176, 5, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B005FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(176, 5, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B005FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(176, 5, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B005FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B005FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #54FF05:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B005FF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B005FF

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 #B005FF 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 #B005FF 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

← #B005FE  ·  #B00600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B005FF?

#B005FF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 176, 5, 255). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B005FF?

#B005FF is RGB 176, 5, 255 — HSL 281°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 31%, 98%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #B005FF?

Its complement is #54FF05; analogous partners are #3305FF and #FF05D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B005FF for text?

White text on #B005FF has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.31:1.