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#D780EA — Light Purple

#D780EA is a purple color we call Light 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 #D780EA 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.

#D780EA 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 #93EA80; it also sits naturally between #A280EA and #EA80C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D780EA · RGB 215, 128, 234

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Color values

HEX#D780EA
RGB215, 128, 234
HSL289°, 72%, 71%
HSV289°, 45%, 92%
CMYK8%, 45%, 0%, 8%
XYZ50.59, 35.83, 82.09
Yxy35.83, 0.3002, 0.2126
CIE-Lab66.39, 50.11, -39.98
Hunter Lab59.85, 50.12, -44.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 50% · Blue 92%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D780EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D780EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D780EA

.text { color: #D780EA; }
.background { background-color: #D780EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D780EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 128, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 72%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D780EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 128, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D780EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 128, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D780EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D780EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D780EA

#CD61E5#C547E1#BB28DC#A31FC1#8D1BA7#731688#591169#3F0C4B#290830#0F0312

Tints of #D780EA

#DB8DEC#DE96EE#E2A3F0#E5ACF1#E9B9F4#ECC2F5#F0CFF7#F3D8F9#F7E5FB#F9EDFC

Tones of #D780EA

#D287E3#CD8FDB#C897D3#C49ECC#BFA6C5#BAAEBC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #93EA80:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.57:1 Fails
Against black text8.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #D780EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D780EA

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 #D780EA: ·

How #D780EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B1B1D0Deuteranopia · #B6BDCATritanopia · #D3BCB8

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 #D780EA rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB
Lucky Ruby Monsoon
#E5ABF2 · #D577E9 · #B11FD1 · #811B97
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Misty Canyon
#DAA5EE · #CD82E9 · #741895 · #3A0A4C
Palette Ffe7c1
#FFE7C1 · #F3CCF3 · #E9A8F2 · #DC84F3
Burning Whisper
#4FC8E4 · #678BE7 · #7A58DE · #D276EC

Similar colors

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

#D777EA#D577E9#DD85F0#CD82E9#DC84F3#D276EC#D889E1#DD7BDF#D684DC#E57AEB#D78FEE#E57FE3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D780E9  ·  #D780EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D780EA?

#D780EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 215, 128, 234). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D780EA?

#D780EA is RGB 215, 128, 234 — HSL 289°, 72%, 71% — CMYK 8%, 45%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #D780EA?

Its complement is #93EA80; analogous partners are #A280EA and #EA80C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D780EA for text?

Black text on #D780EA has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.57:1.