Palettes / Colors / #D78FED

#D78FED — Light Purple

#D78FED is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#D78FED 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 #A7ED91; it also sits naturally between #AA91ED and #ED91D5. 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 56% · Blue 93%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D78FED

.text { color: #D78FED; }
.background { background-color: #D78FED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D78FED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 143, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 72%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D78FED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 143, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D78FED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 143, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D78FED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D78FED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7ED91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D78FED: #000000.

How #D78FED 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 #D78FED 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 #D78FED?

#D78FED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 215, 143, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D78FED?

#D78FED is RGB 215, 143, 237 — HSL 286°, 72%, 75% — CMYK 9%, 40%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D78FED?

Its complement is #A7ED91; analogous partners are #AA91ED and #ED91D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D78FED for text?

Black text on #D78FED has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.