Palettes / Colors / #B140FD

#B140FD — Vivid Purple

#B140FD 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 #B140FD 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.

#B140FD 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 #8BFD3F; it also sits naturally between #523FFD and #FD3FEA. 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 99%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B140FD

.text { color: #B140FD; }
.background { background-color: #B140FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B140FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 64, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 98%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B140FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 64, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B140FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 64, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B140FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B140FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8BFD3F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B140FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B140FD

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 #B140FD 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 #B140FD 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

← #B140FC  ·  #B140FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B140FD?

#B140FD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 177, 64, 253). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B140FD?

#B140FD is RGB 177, 64, 253 — HSL 276°, 98%, 62% — CMYK 30%, 75%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #B140FD?

Its complement is #8BFD3F; analogous partners are #523FFD and #FD3FEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B140FD for text?

Black text on #B140FD has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.18:1.