Palettes / Colors / #DB75FA
#DB75FA — Light Vivid Purple
#DB75FA 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 #DB75FA 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.
#DB75FA 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 #94FA75; it also sits naturally between #9975FA and #FA75D7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DB75FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 117, 250 |
| HSL | 286°, 93%, 72% |
| HSV | 286°, 53%, 98% |
| CMYK | 12%, 53%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 52.83, 34.68, 94.35 |
| Yxy | 34.68, 0.2905, 0.1907 |
| CIE-Lab | 65.50, 59.80, -50.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 58.89, 61.16, -59.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 46% · Blue 98%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DB75FA
.text { color: #DB75FA; }
.background { background-color: #DB75FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB75FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 117, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 93%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB75FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 117, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB75FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 117, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DB75FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB75FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #94FA75:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.65:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DB75FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB75FA
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 #DB75FA: ·
How #DB75FA 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 #DB75FA 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 #DB75FA?
#DB75FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 117, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DB75FA?
#DB75FA is RGB 219, 117, 250 — HSL 286°, 93%, 72% — CMYK 12%, 53%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #DB75FA?
Its complement is #94FA75; analogous partners are #9975FA and #FA75D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DB75FA for text?
Black text on #DB75FA has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.65:1.