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#B60BF1 — Vivid Purple

#B60BF1 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 #B60BF1 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.

#B60BF1 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 #44EF0B; it also sits naturally between #440BEF and #EF0BB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B60BF1 · RGB 182, 11, 241

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Color values

HEX#B60BF1
RGB182, 11, 241
HSL285°, 91%, 49%
HSV285°, 95%, 95%
CMYK24%, 95%, 0%, 5%
XYZ35.29, 16.54, 84.55
Yxy16.54, 0.2588, 0.1212
CIE-Lab47.67, 84.93, -74.06
Hunter Lab40.66, 87.28, -100.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 4% · Blue 95%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #B60BF1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B60BF1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B60BF1

.text { color: #B60BF1; }
.background { background-color: #B60BF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B60BF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 11, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 91%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B60BF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 11, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B60BF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 11, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B60BF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B60BF1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B60BF1

#A70ADB#9409C3#8608AF#730797#640684#52056B#430458#30033F#21022C#0F0113

Tints of #B60BF1

#BF1FF4#C532F5#CC4BF7#D363F8#D97BF9#DF8FFA#E6A7FB#EDC0FC#F2D3FD#F9ECFE

Tones of #B60BF1

#AE1BDE#A62CCE#9D3CBE#954CAE#8D5C9D#856D8D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #44EF0B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.88:1 AA
Against black text4.31:1 AA large only

Best text color on #B60BF1: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B60BF1

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #B60BF1: ·

How #B60BF1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6C6AB9Deuteranopia · #7683ACTritanopia · #AD8D84

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B60BF1 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Velvet Bloom
#3B0B0C · #92F717 · #3A55FA · #A823F8
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Dreamy Bloom
#3A1A95 · #B81FDA · #D7158D · #B3161F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B819FA#C313FA#AA1DE4#A823F8#BF27EB#B81FDA#C424E6#A222F7#C725E5#D01AE2#9E22F6#A412D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B60BF0  ·  #B60BF2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B60BF1?

#B60BF1 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 182, 11, 241). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B60BF1?

#B60BF1 is RGB 182, 11, 241 — HSL 285°, 91%, 49% — CMYK 24%, 95%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #B60BF1?

Its complement is #44EF0B; analogous partners are #440BEF and #EF0BB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B60BF1 for text?

White text on #B60BF1 has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.31:1.