Palettes / Colors / #D950FA

#D950FA — Vivid Purple

#D950FA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #D950FA 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.

#D950FA 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 #73FA52; it also sits naturally between #8452FA and #FA52C7. 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 31% · Blue 98%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D950FA

.text { color: #D950FA; }
.background { background-color: #D950FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D950FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 80, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 94%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D950FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 80, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D950FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 80, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D950FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D950FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D950FA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #73FA52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D950FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D950FA

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:

How #D950FA 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 #D950FA 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

← #D950F9  ·  #D950FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D950FA?

#D950FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 217, 80, 250). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D950FA?

#D950FA is RGB 217, 80, 250 — HSL 288°, 94%, 65% — CMYK 13%, 68%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #D950FA?

Its complement is #73FA52; analogous partners are #8452FA and #FA52C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D950FA for text?

Black text on #D950FA has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.24:1.