Palettes / Colors / #B014DB

#B014DB — Vivid Purple

#B014DB 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 #B014DB 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.

#B014DB 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 #3FDB14; it also sits naturally between #4D14DB and #DB14A3. 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 8% · Blue 86%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B014DB

.text { color: #B014DB; }
.background { background-color: #B014DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B014DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(176, 20, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 83%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B014DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(176, 20, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B014DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(176, 20, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B014DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B014DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B014DB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3FDB14:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B014DB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B014DB

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 #B014DB 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 #B014DB 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 #B014DB?

#B014DB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 176, 20, 219). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B014DB?

#B014DB is RGB 176, 20, 219 — HSL 287°, 83%, 47% — CMYK 20%, 91%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #B014DB?

Its complement is #3FDB14; analogous partners are #4D14DB and #DB14A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B014DB for text?

White text on #B014DB has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.97:1.