Palettes / Colors / #B201FE

#B201FE — Vivid Purple

#B201FE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

#B201FE 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 #4DFE01; it also sits naturally between #3401FE and #FE01CB. 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 70% · Green 0% · Blue 100%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B201FE

.text { color: #B201FE; }
.background { background-color: #B201FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B201FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 1, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 99%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B201FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 1, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B201FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 1, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B201FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B201FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B201FE

Tints of #B201FE

Tones of #B201FE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4DFE01:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B201FE: #FFFFFF.

How #B201FE 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 #B201FE 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 #B201FE?

#B201FE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 178, 1, 254). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B201FE?

#B201FE is RGB 178, 1, 254 — HSL 282°, 99%, 50% — CMYK 30%, 100%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #B201FE?

Its complement is #4DFE01; analogous partners are #3401FE and #FE01CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B201FE for text?

White text on #B201FE has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.33:1.