Palettes / Colors / #DA8DF2

#DA8DF2 — Light Vivid Purple

#DA8DF2 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 #DA8DF2 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.

#DA8DF2 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 #A4F28C; it also sits naturally between #A78CF2 and #F28CD7. 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 55% · Blue 95%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA8DF2

.text { color: #DA8DF2; }
.background { background-color: #DA8DF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA8DF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 141, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 80%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA8DF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 141, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA8DF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 141, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA8DF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA8DF2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4F28C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA8DF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA8DF2

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 #DA8DF2 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 #DA8DF2 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 #DA8DF2?

#DA8DF2 is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 141, 242). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA8DF2?

#DA8DF2 is RGB 218, 141, 242 — HSL 286°, 80%, 75% — CMYK 10%, 42%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DA8DF2?

Its complement is #A4F28C; analogous partners are #A78CF2 and #F28CD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA8DF2 for text?

Black text on #DA8DF2 has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.