Palettes / Colors / #D79EFF

#D79EFF — Light Vivid Purple

#D79EFF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#D79EFF 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 #C6FF9E; it also sits naturally between #A69EFF and #FF9EF7. 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 62% · Blue 100%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D79EFF

.text { color: #D79EFF; }
.background { background-color: #D79EFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D79EFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 158, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D79EFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 158, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D79EFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 158, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D79EFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D79EFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6FF9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D79EFF: #000000.

How #D79EFF 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 #D79EFF 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

← #D79EFE  ·  #D79F00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D79EFF?

#D79EFF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 215, 158, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D79EFF?

#D79EFF is RGB 215, 158, 255 — HSL 275°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 16%, 38%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #D79EFF?

Its complement is #C6FF9E; analogous partners are #A69EFF and #FF9EF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D79EFF for text?

Black text on #D79EFF has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.