Palettes / Colors / #D596FA

#D596FA — Light Vivid Purple

#D596FA 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 #D596FA 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.

#D596FA 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 #B9FA94; it also sits naturally between #A194FA and #FA94EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 59% · Blue 98%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D596FA

.text { color: #D596FA; }
.background { background-color: #D596FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D596FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 150, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 91%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D596FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 150, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D596FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 150, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D596FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D596FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9FA94:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D596FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D596FA

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:

How #D596FA 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 #D596FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D596FA?

#D596FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 213, 150, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D596FA?

#D596FA is RGB 213, 150, 250 — HSL 278°, 91%, 78% — CMYK 15%, 40%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #D596FA?

Its complement is #B9FA94; analogous partners are #A194FA and #FA94EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D596FA for text?

Black text on #D596FA has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.