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#B021FB — Vivid Purple

#B021FB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #B021FB 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.

#B021FB 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 #6EFB23; it also sits naturally between #4323FB and #FB23DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B021FB · RGB 176, 33, 251

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Color values

HEX#B021FB
RGB176, 33, 251
HSL279°, 96%, 56%
HSV279°, 87%, 98%
CMYK30%, 87%, 0%, 2%
XYZ35.86, 17.28, 92.71
Yxy17.28, 0.2459, 0.1185
CIE-Lab48.61, 82.79, -78.16
Hunter Lab41.57, 84.77, -109.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 13% · Blue 98%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #B021FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B021FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B021FB

.text { color: #B021FB; }
.background { background-color: #B021FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B021FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(176, 33, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 96%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B021FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(176, 33, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B021FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(176, 33, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B021FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B021FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B021FB

#A60AFA#9705E6#8304C8#7304AF#630396#52037D#420264#2E0146#1E012D#0D0014

Tints of #B021FB

#B637FB#BE4BFB#C55FFC#CC73FC#D387FD#DB9BFD#E2AFFD#E9C3FE#F0D7FE#F8EBFF

Tones of #B021FB

#AA33EB#A641DC#A151CD#9D61BD#9871AD#947F9F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6EFB23:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.71:1 AA
Against black text4.46:1 AA large only

Best text color on #B021FB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B021FB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #B021FB: ·

How #B021FB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7271C6Deuteranopia · #7A85BATritanopia · #A99D93

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:

Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B021FB rather than the exact color:

Velvet Bloom
#3B0B0C · #92F717 · #3A55FA · #A823F8
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Rustic Harbor
#210B07 · #A222F7 · #61F718 · #1221FD
Palette 5d12d2
#5D12D2 · #B931FC · #FF6AC2 · #FFE5E5
Hidden Ruby Terrace
#11300B · #40D1FB · #FB403E · #9E22F6
Palette Fbf5a7
#FBF5A7 · #FF97D0 · #FF62BB · #B331F1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A823F8#B819FA#A222F7#B931FC#9E22F6#B331F1#B235FC#9A1CFD#BF2EF0#BF27EB#9B2AFE#9B2AF7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B021FA  ·  #B021FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B021FB?

#B021FB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 176, 33, 251). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B021FB?

#B021FB is RGB 176, 33, 251 — HSL 279°, 96%, 56% — CMYK 30%, 87%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #B021FB?

Its complement is #6EFB23; analogous partners are #4323FB and #FB23DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B021FB for text?

White text on #B021FB has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.46:1.