Palettes / Colors / #D88AFF

#D88AFF — Light Vivid Purple

#D88AFF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the purple family.

#D88AFF 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 #B1FF8A; it also sits naturally between #9D8AFF and #FF8AEB. 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 85% · Green 54% · Blue 100%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D88AFF

.text { color: #D88AFF; }
.background { background-color: #D88AFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D88AFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 138, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 100%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D88AFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 138, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D88AFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 138, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D88AFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D88AFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D88AFF

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Tones of #D88AFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1FF8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D88AFF: #000000.

How #D88AFF 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 #D88AFF 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

← #D88AFE  ·  #D88B00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D88AFF?

#D88AFF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 216, 138, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D88AFF?

#D88AFF is RGB 216, 138, 255 — HSL 280°, 100%, 77% — CMYK 15%, 46%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #D88AFF?

Its complement is #B1FF8A; analogous partners are #9D8AFF and #FF8AEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D88AFF for text?

Black text on #D88AFF has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.