Palettes / Colors / #DA86FB

#DA86FB — Light Vivid Purple

#DA86FB is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #DA86FB 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.

#DA86FB 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 #A5FB83; it also sits naturally between #9D83FB and #FB83E1. 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 53% · Blue 98%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA86FB

.text { color: #DA86FB; }
.background { background-color: #DA86FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA86FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 134, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 94%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA86FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 134, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA86FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 134, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA86FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA86FB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5FB83:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA86FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA86FB

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 #DA86FB 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 #DA86FB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA86FB?

#DA86FB is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 134, 251). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA86FB?

#DA86FB is RGB 218, 134, 251 — HSL 283°, 94%, 75% — CMYK 13%, 47%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DA86FB?

Its complement is #A5FB83; analogous partners are #9D83FB and #FB83E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA86FB for text?

Black text on #DA86FB has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.