Palettes / Colors / #D960FA

#D960FA — Light Vivid Purple

#D960FA is a purple color we call Light 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 #D960FA 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.

#D960FA 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 #82FA61; it also sits naturally between #8C61FA and #FA61CF. 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 38% · Blue 98%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D960FA

.text { color: #D960FA; }
.background { background-color: #D960FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D960FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 96, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 94%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D960FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 96, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D960FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 96, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D960FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D960FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #82FA61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D960FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D960FA

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 #D960FA 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 #D960FA 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

← #D960F9  ·  #D960FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D960FA?

#D960FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 217, 96, 250). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D960FA?

#D960FA is RGB 217, 96, 250 — HSL 287°, 94%, 68% — CMYK 13%, 62%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #D960FA?

Its complement is #82FA61; analogous partners are #8C61FA and #FA61CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D960FA for text?

Black text on #D960FA has a contrast ratio of 7.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.00:1.