Palettes / Colors / #E175FE

#E175FE — Light Vivid Purple

#E175FE is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #E175FE 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.

#E175FE 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 #94FE76; it also sits naturally between #9D76FE and #FE76D8. 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 88% · Green 46% · Blue 100%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E175FE

.text { color: #E175FE; }
.background { background-color: #E175FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E175FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 117, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 99%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E175FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 117, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E175FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 117, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E175FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E175FE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #94FE76:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E175FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E175FE

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 #E175FE 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 #E175FE 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 #E175FE?

#E175FE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 225, 117, 254). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E175FE?

#E175FE is RGB 225, 117, 254 — HSL 287°, 99%, 73% — CMYK 11%, 54%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E175FE?

Its complement is #94FE76; analogous partners are #9D76FE and #FE76D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E175FE for text?

Black text on #E175FE has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.57:1.