Palettes / Colors / #D28EEB

#D28EEB — Light Purple

#D28EEB is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#D28EEB 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 #A7EB8E; it also sits naturally between #A48EEB and #EB8ED5. 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 56% · Blue 92%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #D28EEB

.text { color: #D28EEB; }
.background { background-color: #D28EEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D28EEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 142, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 70%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D28EEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 142, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D28EEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 142, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D28EEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D28EEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D28EEB

Tints of #D28EEB

Tones of #D28EEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7EB8E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D28EEB: #000000.

How #D28EEB 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 #D28EEB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D28EEA  ·  #D28EEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D28EEB?

#D28EEB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 210, 142, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D28EEB?

#D28EEB is RGB 210, 142, 235 — HSL 284°, 70%, 74% — CMYK 11%, 40%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #D28EEB?

Its complement is #A7EB8E; analogous partners are #A48EEB and #EB8ED5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D28EEB for text?

Black text on #D28EEB has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.