Palettes / Colors / #DA93EA
#DA93EA — Light Purple
#DA93EA is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DA93EA 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.
#DA93EA 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 #A4EA95; it also sits naturally between #B095EA and #EA95CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DA93EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 147, 234 |
| HSL | 289°, 67%, 75% |
| HSV | 289°, 37%, 92% |
| CMYK | 7%, 37%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 54.20, 41.71, 83.04 |
| Yxy | 41.71, 0.3029, 0.2331 |
| CIE-Lab | 70.67, 41.03, -33.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.59, 40.85, -35.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 58% · Blue 92%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DA93EA
.text { color: #DA93EA; }
.background { background-color: #DA93EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA93EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 147, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 67%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA93EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 147, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA93EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 147, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DA93EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA93EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A4EA95:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DA93EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA93EA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DA93EA: ·
How #DA93EA 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 #DA93EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DA93EA?
#DA93EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 147, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DA93EA?
#DA93EA is RGB 218, 147, 234 — HSL 289°, 67%, 75% — CMYK 7%, 37%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #DA93EA?
Its complement is #A4EA95; analogous partners are #B095EA and #EA95CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DA93EA for text?
Black text on #DA93EA has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.