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#D161EB — Vivid Purple

#D161EB 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 #D161EB 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.

#D161EB 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 #7AEB60; it also sits naturally between #8C60EB and #EB60BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D161EB · RGB 209, 97, 235

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Color values

HEX#D161EB
RGB209, 97, 235
HSL289°, 78%, 65%
HSV289°, 59%, 92%
CMYK11%, 59%, 0%, 8%
XYZ45.56, 28.10, 81.62
Yxy28.10, 0.2934, 0.1810
CIE-Lab59.98, 63.81, -50.68
Hunter Lab53.01, 64.49, -59.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 38% · Blue 92%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D161EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D161EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D161EB

.text { color: #D161EB; }
.background { background-color: #D161EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D161EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(209, 97, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 78%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D161EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(209, 97, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D161EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(209, 97, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D161EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D161EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D161EB

#CA45E8#C22AE5#B31AD5#9C17BA#85149F#6B107F#540C64#3D0949#26062D#0F0212

Tints of #D161EB

#D66EED#DA7BEF#DD89F0#E197F2#E6A9F4#EAB6F6#EEC4F8#F2D2F9#F6DFFB#FAEDFD

Tones of #D161EB

#CC6AE2#C574D8#BF7ECE#B888C3#B292B9#AC9CB0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7AEB60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.17:1 AA large only
Against black text6.62:1 AA

Best text color on #D161EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D161EB

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 #D161EB: ·

How #D161EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A19FCADeuteranopia · #A7AFC2Tritanopia · #CBAFA9

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 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D161EB rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Gentle Ruby Bloom
#16C3CE · #84AAEB · #4A27D6 · #CF6BED
Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Tender Ruby Canyon
#5C46DC · #CE6EEC · #AC1573 · #E21B1D
Honey Solace
#B375E9 · #D86CE6 · #D11DA5 · #B3285F

Similar colors

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

#D066E6#CF6BED#C65FEC#DA5AEC#CE6EEC#D86CE6#D754EA#C260EF#E15FED#D858DF#C664DF#D770EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D161EA  ·  #D161EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D161EB?

#D161EB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 209, 97, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D161EB?

#D161EB is RGB 209, 97, 235 — HSL 289°, 78%, 65% — CMYK 11%, 59%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #D161EB?

Its complement is #7AEB60; analogous partners are #8C60EB and #EB60BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D161EB for text?

Black text on #D161EB has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.