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#D385FA — Light Vivid Purple

#D385FA is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #D385FA 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.

#D385FA 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 #ACFA85; it also sits naturally between #9885FA and #FA85E6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D385FA · RGB 211, 133, 250

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Color values

HEX#D385FA
RGB211, 133, 250
HSL280°, 92%, 75%
HSV280°, 47%, 98%
CMYK16%, 47%, 0%, 2%
XYZ52.51, 37.53, 94.92
Yxy37.53, 0.2839, 0.2029
CIE-Lab67.67, 49.62, -46.80
Hunter Lab61.26, 49.85, -54.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 52% · Blue 98%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D385FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D385FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D385FA

.text { color: #D385FA; }
.background { background-color: #D385FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D385FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 133, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 92%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D385FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 133, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D385FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 133, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D385FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D385FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D385FA

#C662F8#BA40F7#AE1EF6#9D0AE6#8508C4#6B079D#53057A#3C0458#250236#0D0114

Tints of #D385FA

#D68EFA#DA98FB#DDA2FB#E1ACFC#E6BAFC#EAC4FD#EDCEFD#F1D8FD#F4E2FE#F8EBFE

Tones of #D385FA

#D08DF2#CD95E9#CB9DE1#C8A6D8#C5AFD0#C2B7C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACFA85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.47:1 Fails
Against black text8.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #D385FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D385FA

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 #D385FA: ·

How #D385FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B1B1DEDeuteranopia · #B6BCD7Tritanopia · #CFC7C2

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 violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D385FA rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffe7c1
#FFE7C1 · #F3CCF3 · #E9A8F2 · #DC84F3
Palette 45ffca
#45FFCA · #FEFFAC · #FFB6D9 · #D67BFF
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Lavender Haze
#5A189A · #9D4EDD · #C77DFF · #E0AAFF
Palette 4e56c0
#4E56C0 · #9B5DE0 · #D78FEE · #FDCFFA
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7

Similar colors

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

#DC84F3#D67BFF#DD85F0#C77DFF#D78FEE#D195F9#E384FF#CD82E9#DC95FF#D276EC#D777EA#D577E9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D385F9  ·  #D385FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D385FA?

#D385FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 211, 133, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D385FA?

#D385FA is RGB 211, 133, 250 — HSL 280°, 92%, 75% — CMYK 16%, 47%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #D385FA?

Its complement is #ACFA85; analogous partners are #9885FA and #FA85E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D385FA for text?

Black text on #D385FA has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.47:1.