Palettes / Colors / #D296FE

#D296FE — Light Vivid Purple

#D296FE is a purple color we call Light Vivid 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 #D296FE 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.

#D296FE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C1FE95; it also sits naturally between #9E95FE and #FE95F5. 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 59% · Blue 100%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D296FE

.text { color: #D296FE; }
.background { background-color: #D296FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D296FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 150, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 98%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D296FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 150, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D296FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 150, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D296FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D296FE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1FE95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D296FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D296FE

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 #D296FE 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 #D296FE 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

← #D296FD  ·  #D296FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D296FE?

#D296FE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 210, 150, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D296FE?

#D296FE is RGB 210, 150, 254 — HSL 275°, 98%, 79% — CMYK 17%, 41%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #D296FE?

Its complement is #C1FE95; analogous partners are #9E95FE and #FE95F5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D296FE for text?

Black text on #D296FE has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.