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#D170FA — Light Vivid Purple

#D170FA 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 #D170FA 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.

#D170FA 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 #9AFA70; it also sits naturally between #8C70FA and #FA70DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D170FA · RGB 209, 112, 250

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Color values

HEX#D170FA
RGB209, 112, 250
HSL282°, 93%, 71%
HSV282°, 55%, 98%
CMYK16%, 55%, 0%, 2%
XYZ49.34, 32.05, 94.03
Yxy32.05, 0.2813, 0.1827
CIE-Lab63.38, 59.70, -53.59
Hunter Lab56.61, 60.50, -64.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 44% · Blue 98%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D170FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D170FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D170FA

.text { color: #D170FA; }
.background { background-color: #D170FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D170FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(209, 112, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 93%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D170FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(209, 112, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D170FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(209, 112, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D170FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D170FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D170FA

#C54EF9#BC30F8#B10EF6#9A08D9#8507BB#6C0699#540476#3B0354#260236#0E0114

Tints of #D170FA

#D57FFA#D989FB#DD98FB#E1A1FC#E5B0FC#E9BAFD#EDC9FD#F1D3FD#F5E1FE#F9EBFE

Tones of #D170FA

#CD7AF0#C984E6#C58EDC#C197D3#BDA1C9#B9ABBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AFA70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.83:1 Fails
Against black text7.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #D170FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D170FA

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 #D170FA: ·

How #D170FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A6D9Deuteranopia · #ADB4D1Tritanopia · #CCBEB8

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 violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D170FA rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Palette 45ffca
#45FFCA · #FEFFAC · #FFB6D9 · #D67BFF
Gentle Ruby Bloom
#16C3CE · #84AAEB · #4A27D6 · #CF6BED
Tender Ruby Canyon
#5C46DC · #CE6EEC · #AC1573 · #E21B1D
Burning Whisper
#4FC8E4 · #678BE7 · #7A58DE · #D276EC
Lavender Haze
#5A189A · #9D4EDD · #C77DFF · #E0AAFF

Similar colors

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

#D770EF#D67BFF#CF6BED#CE6EEC#D276EC#C77DFF#D777EA#D577E9#E173EE#D86CE6#D066E6#BC6FF1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D170F9  ·  #D170FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D170FA?

#D170FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 209, 112, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D170FA?

#D170FA is RGB 209, 112, 250 — HSL 282°, 93%, 71% — CMYK 16%, 55%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #D170FA?

Its complement is #9AFA70; analogous partners are #8C70FA and #FA70DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D170FA for text?

Black text on #D170FA has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.83:1.