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#D161EF — Light Vivid Purple

#D161EF is a purple color we call Light 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 #D161EF 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.

#D161EF 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 #80EF61; it also sits naturally between #8961EF and #EF61C7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D161EF · RGB 209, 97, 239

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Color values

HEX#D161EF
RGB209, 97, 239
HSL287°, 82%, 66%
HSV287°, 59%, 94%
CMYK13%, 59%, 0%, 6%
XYZ46.15, 28.34, 84.70
Yxy28.34, 0.2899, 0.1780
CIE-Lab60.19, 64.57, -52.57
Hunter Lab53.23, 65.46, -62.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 38% · Blue 94%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D161EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D161EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D161EF

.text { color: #D161EF; }
.background { background-color: #D161EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D161EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(209, 97, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 82%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D161EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(209, 97, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D161EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(209, 97, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D161EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D161EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D161EF

#C845ED#C02AEA#B016DA#9913BE#8310A2#6C0D87#560B6B#3C074A#25052E#0F0213

Tints of #D161EF

#D56FF1#D97DF2#DD8BF4#E199F5#E5A7F6#E9B5F8#EDC3F9#F1D1FA#F5DFFC#FAECFD

Tones of #D161EF

#CB6CE5#C575DB#BF80D1#B98AC7#B494BC#AE9EB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80EF61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.15:1 AA large only
Against black text6.67:1 AA

Best text color on #D161EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D161EF

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 #D161EF: ·

How #D161EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A19FCDDeuteranopia · #A7AFC4Tritanopia · #CBB2AC

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 #D161EF 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
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3

Similar colors

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

#D066E6#CF6BED#C65FEC#DA5AEC#CE6EEC#C260EF#D754EA#D86CE6#D770EF#E15FED#DC53F1#D858DF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D161EE  ·  #D161F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D161EF?

#D161EF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 209, 97, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D161EF?

#D161EF is RGB 209, 97, 239 — HSL 287°, 82%, 66% — CMYK 13%, 59%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #D161EF?

Its complement is #80EF61; analogous partners are #8961EF and #EF61C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D161EF for text?

Black text on #D161EF has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.15:1.