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#D46DFD — Light Vivid Purple

#D46DFD 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 #D46DFD 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.

#D46DFD 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 #96FD6D; it also sits naturally between #8C6DFD and #FD6DDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D46DFD · RGB 212, 109, 253

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Color values

HEX#D46DFD
RGB212, 109, 253
HSL283°, 97%, 71%
HSV283°, 57%, 99%
CMYK16%, 57%, 0%, 1%
XYZ50.35, 32.03, 96.46
Yxy32.03, 0.2815, 0.1791
CIE-Lab63.36, 62.48, -55.25
Hunter Lab56.59, 63.80, -67.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 43% · Blue 99%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D46DFD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D46DFD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D46DFD

.text { color: #D46DFD; }
.background { background-color: #D46DFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D46DFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 109, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 97%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D46DFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 109, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D46DFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 109, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D46DFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D46DFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D46DFD

#CA4AFC#C12CFC#B709FB#9F03DD#8A03BF#70029C#570279#3E0155#280137#0E0014

Tints of #D46DFD

#D97CFD#DC86FD#E096FD#E3A0FE#E7AFFE#EAB9FE#EFC8FE#F2D2FE#F6E1FF#F9EBFF

Tones of #D46DFD

#D078F2#CB82E8#C78CDE#C396D4#BEA0CA#BAABBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #96FD6D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.84:1 Fails
Against black text7.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #D46DFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D46DFD

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 #D46DFD: ·

How #D46DFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A6DADeuteranopia · #ADB5D2Tritanopia · #CFBFB9

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 #D46DFD rather than the exact color:

Palette 45ffca
#45FFCA · #FEFFAC · #FFB6D9 · #D67BFF
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Gentle Ruby Bloom
#16C3CE · #84AAEB · #4A27D6 · #CF6BED
Tender Ruby Canyon
#5C46DC · #CE6EEC · #AC1573 · #E21B1D
Burning Whisper
#4FC8E4 · #678BE7 · #7A58DE · #D276EC
Lavender Haze
#5A189A · #9D4EDD · #C77DFF · #E0AAFF

Similar colors

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

#D67BFF#D770EF#CF6BED#CE6EEC#D276EC#C77DFF#E173EE#D777EA#D577E9#D86CE6#D066E6#E15FED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D46DFC  ·  #D46DFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D46DFD?

#D46DFD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 212, 109, 253). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D46DFD?

#D46DFD is RGB 212, 109, 253 — HSL 283°, 97%, 71% — CMYK 16%, 57%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #D46DFD?

Its complement is #96FD6D; analogous partners are #8C6DFD and #FD6DDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D46DFD for text?

Black text on #D46DFD has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.