Palettes / Colors / #D495FE
#D495FE — Light Vivid Purple
#D495FE 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 #D495FE 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.
#D495FE 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 #BFFE95; it also sits naturally between #9F95FE and #FE95F3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D495FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 212, 149, 254 |
| HSL | 276°, 98%, 79% |
| HSV | 276°, 41%, 100% |
| CMYK | 17%, 41%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 55.79, 42.65, 99.06 |
| Yxy | 42.65, 0.2825, 0.2159 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.32, 42.28, -43.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.31, 42.35, -49.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 83% · Green 58% · Blue 100%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #D495FE
.text { color: #D495FE; }
.background { background-color: #D495FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D495FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 149, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 98%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D495FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 149, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D495FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 149, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D495FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D495FE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFFE95:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D495FE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D495FE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #D495FE: ·
How #D495FE 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 #D495FE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #D495FE?
#D495FE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 212, 149, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D495FE?
#D495FE is RGB 212, 149, 254 — HSL 276°, 98%, 79% — CMYK 17%, 41%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #D495FE?
Its complement is #BFFE95; analogous partners are #9F95FE and #FE95F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D495FE for text?
Black text on #D495FE has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.