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#D477EE — Light Vivid Purple

#D477EE 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 #D477EE 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.

#D477EE 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 #91EE77; it also sits naturally between #9977EE and #EE77CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D477EE · RGB 212, 119, 238

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Color values

HEX#D477EE
RGB212, 119, 238
HSL287°, 78%, 70%
HSV287°, 50%, 93%
CMYK11%, 50%, 0%, 7%
XYZ49.18, 33.36, 84.74
Yxy33.36, 0.2940, 0.1994
CIE-Lab64.45, 54.62, -45.25
Hunter Lab57.76, 54.84, -51.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 47% · Blue 93%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D477EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D477EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D477EE

.text { color: #D477EE; }
.background { background-color: #D477EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D477EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 119, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 78%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D477EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 119, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D477EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 119, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D477EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D477EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D477EE

#CA57EA#C23CE7#B81CE3#A219C8#8815A8#6E1188#580D6D#3F0A4D#280632#0F0212

Tints of #D477EE

#D984F0#DB8EF1#E09BF3#E3A4F4#E7B2F5#EBBFF7#EEC9F8#F2D6FA#F5DFFB#F9EDFD

Tones of #D477EE

#D07FE6#CB88DD#C690D5#C199CC#BCA2C3#B7AABB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91EE77:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.74:1 Fails
Against black text7.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #D477EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D477EE

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 #D477EE: ·

How #D477EE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ACABD1Deuteranopia · #B1B8CATritanopia · #CFBAB5

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 #D477EE rather than the exact color:

Burning Whisper
#4FC8E4 · #678BE7 · #7A58DE · #D276EC
Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB
Lucky Ruby Monsoon
#E5ABF2 · #D577E9 · #B11FD1 · #811B97
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Tender Ruby Canyon
#5C46DC · #CE6EEC · #AC1573 · #E21B1D
Gentle Ruby Bloom
#16C3CE · #84AAEB · #4A27D6 · #CF6BED

Similar colors

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

#D276EC#D777EA#D577E9#D770EF#CE6EEC#CF6BED#E173EE#CD82E9#D86CE6#E072E5#DC84F3#DD85F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D477ED  ·  #D477EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D477EE?

#D477EE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 212, 119, 238). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D477EE?

#D477EE is RGB 212, 119, 238 — HSL 287°, 78%, 70% — CMYK 11%, 50%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D477EE?

Its complement is #91EE77; analogous partners are #9977EE and #EE77CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D477EE for text?

Black text on #D477EE has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.74:1.