Palettes / Colors / #D39FFE

#D39FFE — Light Vivid Purple

#D39FFE 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 #D39FFE 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.

#D39FFE 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 #CAFE9F; it also sits naturally between #A49FFE and #FE9FF9. 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 83% · Green 62% · Blue 100%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D39FFE

.text { color: #D39FFE; }
.background { background-color: #D39FFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D39FFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 159, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 98%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D39FFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 159, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D39FFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 159, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D39FFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D39FFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAFE9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D39FFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D39FFE

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 #D39FFE 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 #D39FFE 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

← #D39FFD  ·  #D39FFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D39FFE?

#D39FFE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 211, 159, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D39FFE?

#D39FFE is RGB 211, 159, 254 — HSL 273°, 98%, 81% — CMYK 17%, 37%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #D39FFE?

Its complement is #CAFE9F; analogous partners are #A49FFE and #FE9FF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D39FFE for text?

Black text on #D39FFE has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.