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#D481FB — Light Vivid Purple

#D481FB 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 #D481FB 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.

#D481FB 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 #A9FB83; it also sits naturally between #9983FB and #FB83E5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D481FB · RGB 212, 129, 251

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Color values

HEX#D481FB
RGB212, 129, 251
HSL281°, 94%, 75%
HSV281°, 49%, 98%
CMYK16%, 49%, 0%, 2%
XYZ52.41, 36.66, 95.58
Yxy36.66, 0.2838, 0.1985
CIE-Lab67.02, 52.16, -48.36
Hunter Lab60.55, 52.61, -56.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 51% · Blue 98%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D481FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D481FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D481FB

.text { color: #D481FB; }
.background { background-color: #D481FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D481FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 129, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 94%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D481FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 129, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D481FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 129, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D481FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D481FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D481FB

#CA61FA#BE3EF9#B21BF8#A107E9#8906C6#6E059E#56047C#3E0359#260236#0E0114

Tints of #D481FB

#D98DFB#DC97FC#DFA1FC#E3ABFC#E8BAFD#EBC4FD#EECEFD#F2D7FE#F5E1FE#F8EBFE

Tones of #D481FB

#D28CF3#CF95EA#CC9DE2#C9A6D9#C6AED0#C2B7C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9FB83:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.52:1 Fails
Against black text8.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #D481FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D481FB

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 #D481FB: ·

How #D481FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B0AFDDDeuteranopia · #B5BBD6Tritanopia · #D0C6C1

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 #D481FB rather than the exact color:

Palette 45ffca
#45FFCA · #FEFFAC · #FFB6D9 · #D67BFF
Palette Ffe7c1
#FFE7C1 · #F3CCF3 · #E9A8F2 · #DC84F3
Lavender Haze
#5A189A · #9D4EDD · #C77DFF · #E0AAFF
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Palette 191825
#191825 · #865DFF · #E384FF · #FFA3FD
Burning Whisper
#4FC8E4 · #678BE7 · #7A58DE · #D276EC

Similar colors

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

#D67BFF#DC84F3#C77DFF#DD85F0#E384FF#D276EC#CD82E9#D78FEE#D777EA#D195F9#D577E9#D770EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D481FA  ·  #D481FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D481FB?

#D481FB is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 212, 129, 251). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D481FB?

#D481FB is RGB 212, 129, 251 — HSL 281°, 94%, 75% — CMYK 16%, 49%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #D481FB?

Its complement is #A9FB83; analogous partners are #9983FB and #FB83E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D481FB for text?

Black text on #D481FB has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.