Palettes / Colors / #B20AFA

#B20AFA — Vivid Purple

#B20AFA 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 #B20AFA 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.

#B20AFA 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 #52FA0A; it also sits naturally between #3A0AFA and #FA0ACA. 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 4% · Blue 98%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B20AFA

.text { color: #B20AFA; }
.background { background-color: #B20AFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B20AFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 10, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 96%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B20AFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 10, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B20AFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 10, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B20AFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B20AFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B20AFA

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Tones of #B20AFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #52FA0A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B20AFA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B20AFA

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 #B20AFA 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 #B20AFA 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

← #B20AF9  ·  #B20AFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B20AFA?

#B20AFA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 178, 10, 250). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B20AFA?

#B20AFA is RGB 178, 10, 250 — HSL 282°, 96%, 51% — CMYK 29%, 96%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #B20AFA?

Its complement is #52FA0A; analogous partners are #3A0AFA and #FA0ACA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B20AFA for text?

White text on #B20AFA has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.32:1.