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#D960FB — Light Vivid Purple

#D960FB 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 #D960FB 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.

#D960FB 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 #81FB60; it also sits naturally between #8C60FB and #FB60CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D960FB · RGB 217, 96, 251

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Color values

HEX#D960FB
RGB217, 96, 251
HSL287°, 95%, 68%
HSV287°, 62%, 98%
CMYK14%, 62%, 0%, 2%
XYZ50.21, 30.08, 94.43
Yxy30.08, 0.2874, 0.1722
CIE-Lab61.73, 69.17, -56.72
Hunter Lab54.85, 71.47, -69.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 38% · Blue 98%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D960FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D960FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D960FB

.text { color: #D960FB; }
.background { background-color: #D960FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D960FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 96, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 95%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D960FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 96, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D960FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 96, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D960FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D960FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D960FB

#D242FA#CA1FF9#C006F4#A505D1#8D05B3#760495#5A0372#430255#270132#100114

Tints of #D960FB

#DD6FFB#E07EFC#E388FC#E697FC#EAA5FD#EDB4FD#F1C3FD#F3CDFE#F7DCFE#FAEBFE

Tones of #D960FB

#D36BEF#CD76E5#C681D9#C08CCF#BA97C3#B4A2B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #81FB60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.99:1 Fails
Against black text7.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #D960FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D960FB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #D960FB: ·

How #D960FB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A5A4D5Deuteranopia · #ACB5CDTritanopia · #D3B8B1

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D960FB rather than the exact color:

Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847
Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD
Dreamy Voyage
#0C2322 · #62FB11 · #DF4EF9 · #FA4F9B
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E15FED#DA5AEC#DC53F1#D250FA#DF4EF9#D770EF#CF6BED#D754EA#CE6EEC#D066E6#D86CE6#C65FEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D960FA  ·  #D960FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D960FB?

#D960FB is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 217, 96, 251). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D960FB?

#D960FB is RGB 217, 96, 251 — HSL 287°, 95%, 68% — CMYK 14%, 62%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #D960FB?

Its complement is #81FB60; analogous partners are #8C60FB and #FB60CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D960FB for text?

Black text on #D960FB has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.99:1.