Palettes / Colors / #D293EC

#D293EC — Light Purple

#D293EC is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #D293EC 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.

#D293EC 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 #ADEC93; it also sits naturally between #A493EC and #EC93DA. 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 58% · Blue 93%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D293EC

.text { color: #D293EC; }
.background { background-color: #D293EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D293EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 147, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 70%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D293EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 147, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D293EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 147, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D293EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D293EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADEC93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D293EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D293EC

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 #D293EC 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 #D293EC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D293EC?

#D293EC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 210, 147, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D293EC?

#D293EC is RGB 210, 147, 236 — HSL 282°, 70%, 75% — CMYK 11%, 38%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D293EC?

Its complement is #ADEC93; analogous partners are #A493EC and #EC93DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D293EC for text?

Black text on #D293EC has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.