Palettes / Colors / #EA90FF

#EA90FF — Light Vivid Purple

#EA90FF 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 #EA90FF 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.

#EA90FF 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 #A3FF8F; it also sits naturally between #B28FFF and #FF8FDB. 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 92% · Green 56% · Blue 100%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA90FF

.text { color: #EA90FF; }
.background { background-color: #EA90FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA90FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 144, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 100%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA90FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 144, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA90FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 144, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA90FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA90FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3FF8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA90FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA90FF

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 #EA90FF 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 #EA90FF 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

← #EA90FE  ·  #EA9100 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA90FF?

#EA90FF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 234, 144, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA90FF?

#EA90FF is RGB 234, 144, 255 — HSL 289°, 100%, 78% — CMYK 8%, 44%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EA90FF?

Its complement is #A3FF8F; analogous partners are #B28FFF and #FF8FDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA90FF for text?

Black text on #EA90FF has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.