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#D260EC — Vivid Purple

#D260EC 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 #D260EC 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.

#D260EC 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 #79EC5F; it also sits naturally between #8C5FEC and #EC5FC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D260EC · RGB 210, 96, 236

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Color values

HEX#D260EC
RGB210, 96, 236
HSL289°, 79%, 65%
HSV289°, 59%, 93%
CMYK11%, 59%, 0%, 7%
XYZ45.90, 28.12, 82.37
Yxy28.12, 0.2935, 0.1798
CIE-Lab60.00, 64.70, -51.20
Hunter Lab53.03, 65.55, -60.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 38% · Blue 93%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D260EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D260EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D260EC

.text { color: #D260EC; }
.background { background-color: #D260EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D260EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 96, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 79%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D260EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 96, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D260EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 96, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D260EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D260EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D260EC

#CB44E9#C328E6#B419D7#9D16BB#8613A0#6B0F80#540C64#3D0949#26052E#0F0212

Tints of #D260EC

#D66DEE#DA7BEF#DE88F1#E296F3#E7A8F5#EBB6F6#EEC4F8#F2D1FA#F6DFFB#FAEDFD

Tones of #D260EC

#CC69E2#C574D8#BF7ECE#B987C4#B391BA#AC9CB0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #79EC5F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #D260EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D260EC

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 #D260EC: ·

How #D260EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A1A0CADeuteranopia · #A7B0C2Tritanopia · #CCAFAA

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 #D260EC rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Gentle Ruby Bloom
#16C3CE · #84AAEB · #4A27D6 · #CF6BED
Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Tender Ruby Canyon
#5C46DC · #CE6EEC · #AC1573 · #E21B1D

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D260EB  ·  #D260ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D260EC?

#D260EC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 210, 96, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D260EC?

#D260EC is RGB 210, 96, 236 — HSL 289°, 79%, 65% — CMYK 11%, 59%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D260EC?

Its complement is #79EC5F; analogous partners are #8C5FEC and #EC5FC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D260EC for text?

Black text on #D260EC has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.