Palettes / Colors / #D253EF

#D253EF — Vivid Purple

#D253EF 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 #D253EF 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.

#D253EF 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 #6FEF52; it also sits naturally between #8452EF and #EF52BD. 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 33% · Blue 94%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D253EF

.text { color: #D253EF; }
.background { background-color: #D253EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D253EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 83, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 83%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D253EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 83, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D253EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 83, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D253EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D253EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D253EF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6FEF52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D253EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D253EF

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 #D253EF 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 #D253EF 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

← #D253EE  ·  #D253F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D253EF?

#D253EF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 210, 83, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D253EF?

#D253EF is RGB 210, 83, 239 — HSL 289°, 83%, 63% — CMYK 12%, 65%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #D253EF?

Its complement is #6FEF52; analogous partners are #8452EF and #EF52BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D253EF for text?

Black text on #D253EF has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.37:1.