Palettes / Colors / #B50DFD

#B50DFD — Vivid Purple

#B50DFD 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 #B50DFD 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.

#B50DFD 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 #55FD0D; it also sits naturally between #3D0DFD and #FD0DCD. 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 71% · Green 5% · Blue 99%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B50DFD

.text { color: #B50DFD; }
.background { background-color: #B50DFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B50DFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(181, 13, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 98%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B50DFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(181, 13, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B50DFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(181, 13, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B50DFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B50DFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #55FD0D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B50DFD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B50DFD

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 #B50DFD 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 #B50DFD 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

← #B50DFC  ·  #B50DFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B50DFD?

#B50DFD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 181, 13, 253). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B50DFD?

#B50DFD is RGB 181, 13, 253 — HSL 282°, 98%, 52% — CMYK 28%, 95%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #B50DFD?

Its complement is #55FD0D; analogous partners are #3D0DFD and #FD0DCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B50DFD for text?

White text on #B50DFD has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.44:1.