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#D362EB — Purple

#D362EB is a purple color we call 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 #D362EB 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.

#D362EB 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 #7AEA61; it also sits naturally between #8D61EA and #EA61BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D362EB · RGB 211, 98, 235

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Color values

HEX#D362EB
RGB211, 98, 235
HSL289°, 77%, 65%
HSV289°, 58%, 92%
CMYK10%, 58%, 0%, 8%
XYZ46.23, 28.58, 81.68
Yxy28.58, 0.2954, 0.1827
CIE-Lab60.41, 63.85, -49.98
Hunter Lab53.46, 64.65, -58.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 38% · Blue 92%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D362EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D362EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D362EB

.text { color: #D362EB; }
.background { background-color: #D362EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D362EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 98, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 77%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D362EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 98, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D362EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 98, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D362EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D362EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D362EB

#C946E7#C22BE3#B21CD4#9C18B9#85159E#6A107E#530D63#3D0948#26062D#0F0212

Tints of #D362EB

#D56FEC#D97CEE#DD8AF0#E197F2#E6A9F4#EAB7F6#EEC4F7#F2D2F9#F6DFFB#FAEDFD

Tones of #D362EB

#CB6BE1#C575D7#BF7ECD#B888C3#B292B9#AC9CB0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7AEA61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.13:1 AA large only
Against black text6.72:1 AA

Best text color on #D362EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D362EB

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 #D362EB: ·

How #D362EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A1CADeuteranopia · #A9B1C2Tritanopia · #CDB0AA

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 #D362EB rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Gentle Ruby Bloom
#16C3CE · #84AAEB · #4A27D6 · #CF6BED
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Honey Solace
#B375E9 · #D86CE6 · #D11DA5 · #B3285F
Tender Ruby Canyon
#5C46DC · #CE6EEC · #AC1573 · #E21B1D
Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A

Similar colors

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

#D066E6#CF6BED#DA5AEC#D86CE6#CE6EEC#C65FEC#E15FED#D754EA#D770EF#D858DF#C260EF#C664DF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D362EA  ·  #D362EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D362EB?

#D362EB is Purple, a purple color (RGB 211, 98, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D362EB?

#D362EB is RGB 211, 98, 235 — HSL 289°, 77%, 65% — CMYK 10%, 58%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #D362EB?

Its complement is #7AEA61; analogous partners are #8D61EA and #EA61BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D362EB for text?

Black text on #D362EB has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.13:1.