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#D463FD — Light Vivid Purple

#D463FD is a purple color we call Light Vivid 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 #D463FD 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.

#D463FD 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 #8CFD63; it also sits naturally between #8763FD and #FD63D9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D463FD · RGB 212, 99, 253

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Color values

HEX#D463FD
RGB212, 99, 253
HSL284°, 97%, 69%
HSV284°, 61%, 99%
CMYK16%, 61%, 0%, 1%
XYZ49.34, 30.01, 96.12
Yxy30.01, 0.2812, 0.1710
CIE-Lab61.67, 67.09, -57.95
Hunter Lab54.78, 68.90, -71.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 39% · Blue 99%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D463FD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D463FD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D463FD

.text { color: #D463FD; }
.background { background-color: #D463FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D463FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 99, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 97%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D463FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 99, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D463FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 99, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D463FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D463FD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D463FD

#CB45FC#C222FC#B904FB#9F03D8#8903BA#6F0297#590279#3F0155#290137#0F0014

Tints of #D463FD

#D872FD#DB7CFD#DF8BFD#E39BFD#E7AAFE#EAB4FE#EEC3FE#F2D2FE#F5DCFE#F9EBFF

Tones of #D463FD

#CF6EF2#C979E6#C484DB#BF8FD1#BA9AC6#B5A5BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CFD63:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.00:1 Fails
Against black text7.00:1 AAA

Best text color on #D463FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D463FD

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 #D463FD: ·

How #D463FD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A3A2D8Deuteranopia · #AAB2CFTritanopia · #CEBAB4

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 #D463FD rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Bloom
#16C3CE · #84AAEB · #4A27D6 · #CF6BED
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9
Tender Ruby Canyon
#5C46DC · #CE6EEC · #AC1573 · #E21B1D

Similar colors

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

#CF6BED#D770EF#D250FA#DA5AEC#E15FED#CE6EEC#DC53F1#C65FEC#C260EF#D066E6#DF4EF9#D67BFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D463FC  ·  #D463FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D463FD?

#D463FD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 212, 99, 253). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D463FD?

#D463FD is RGB 212, 99, 253 — HSL 284°, 97%, 69% — CMYK 16%, 61%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #D463FD?

Its complement is #8CFD63; analogous partners are #8763FD and #FD63D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D463FD for text?

Black text on #D463FD has a contrast ratio of 7.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.00:1.