Palettes / Colors / #B140FA

#B140FA — Vivid Purple

#B140FA 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 #B140FA 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.

#B140FA 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 #8CFA42; it also sits naturally between #5442FA and #FA42E8. 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 25% · Blue 98%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B140FA

.text { color: #B140FA; }
.background { background-color: #B140FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B140FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 64, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 95%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B140FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 64, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B140FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 64, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B140FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B140FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CFA42:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B140FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B140FA

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 #B140FA 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 #B140FA 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

← #B140F9  ·  #B140FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B140FA?

#B140FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 177, 64, 250). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B140FA?

#B140FA is RGB 177, 64, 250 — HSL 276°, 95%, 62% — CMYK 29%, 74%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #B140FA?

Its complement is #8CFA42; analogous partners are #5442FA and #FA42E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B140FA for text?

Black text on #B140FA has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.21:1.