Palettes / Colors / #D89BEE

#D89BEE — Light Purple

#D89BEE is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#D89BEE 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 #B1EE9B; it also sits naturally between #AE9BEE and #EE9BDB. 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 61% · Blue 93%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D89BEE

.text { color: #D89BEE; }
.background { background-color: #D89BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D89BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 155, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D89BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 155, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D89BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 155, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D89BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D89BEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D89BEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1EE9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D89BEE: #000000.

How #D89BEE 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 #D89BEE 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

← #D89BED  ·  #D89BEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D89BEE?

#D89BEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 216, 155, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D89BEE?

#D89BEE is RGB 216, 155, 238 — HSL 284°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 9%, 35%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D89BEE?

Its complement is #B1EE9B; analogous partners are #AE9BEE and #EE9BDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D89BEE for text?

Black text on #D89BEE has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.