Palettes / Colors / #BA01FE

#BA01FE — Vivid Purple

#BA01FE 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 #BA01FE 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.

#BA01FE 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 #45FE01; it also sits naturally between #3C01FE and #FE01C3. 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 73% · Green 0% · Blue 100%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BA01FE

.text { color: #BA01FE; }
.background { background-color: #BA01FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA01FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 1, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 99%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA01FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 1, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA01FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 1, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA01FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA01FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BA01FE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #45FE01:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BA01FE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BA01FE

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 #BA01FE 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 #BA01FE 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

← #BA01FD  ·  #BA01FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BA01FE?

#BA01FE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 186, 1, 254). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA01FE?

#BA01FE is RGB 186, 1, 254 — HSL 284°, 99%, 50% — CMYK 27%, 100%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BA01FE?

Its complement is #45FE01; analogous partners are #3C01FE and #FE01C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA01FE for text?

White text on #BA01FE has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.52:1.