Palettes / Colors / #D960FD

#D960FD — Light Vivid Purple

#D960FD 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 #D960FD 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.

#D960FD 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 #83FD5D; it also sits naturally between #885DFD and #FD5DD3. 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 99%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D960FD

.text { color: #D960FD; }
.background { background-color: #D960FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D960FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 96, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 98%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D960FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 96, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D960FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 96, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D960FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D960FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #83FD5D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D960FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D960FD

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 #D960FD 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 #D960FD 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

← #D960FC  ·  #D960FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D960FD?

#D960FD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 217, 96, 253). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D960FD?

#D960FD is RGB 217, 96, 253 — HSL 286°, 98%, 68% — CMYK 14%, 62%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #D960FD?

Its complement is #83FD5D; analogous partners are #885DFD and #FD5DD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D960FD for text?

Black text on #D960FD has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.98:1.