Palettes / Colors / #D048EE

#D048EE — Vivid Purple

#D048EE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #D048EE 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.

#D048EE 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 #67EE49; it also sits naturally between #7D49EE and #EE49BA. 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 82% · Green 28% · Blue 93%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D048EE

.text { color: #D048EE; }
.background { background-color: #D048EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D048EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 72, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 83%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D048EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 72, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D048EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 72, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D048EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D048EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #67EE49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D048EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D048EE

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 #D048EE 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 #D048EE 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

← #D048ED  ·  #D048EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D048EE?

#D048EE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 208, 72, 238). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D048EE?

#D048EE is RGB 208, 72, 238 — HSL 289°, 83%, 61% — CMYK 13%, 70%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D048EE?

Its complement is #67EE49; analogous partners are #7D49EE and #EE49BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D048EE for text?

Black text on #D048EE has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.59:1.