Palettes / Colors / #B293FC

#B293FC — Light Vivid Purple

#B293FC is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #B293FC 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.

#B293FC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DCFC92; it also sits naturally between #92A7FC and #E792FC. 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 58% · Blue 99%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B293FC

.text { color: #B293FC; }
.background { background-color: #B293FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B293FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 147, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 95%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B293FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 147, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B293FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 147, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B293FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B293FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCFC92:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B293FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B293FC

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 #B293FC 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 #B293FC 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 #B293FC?

#B293FC is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 178, 147, 252). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B293FC?

#B293FC is RGB 178, 147, 252 — HSL 258°, 95%, 78% — CMYK 29%, 42%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #B293FC?

Its complement is #DCFC92; analogous partners are #92A7FC and #E792FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B293FC for text?

Black text on #B293FC has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.