Palettes / Colors / #DC41FF

#DC41FF — Vivid Purple

#DC41FF is a purple color we call 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 #DC41FF 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.

#DC41FF 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 #65FF42; it also sits naturally between #7E42FF and #FF42C3. 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 86% · Green 25% · Blue 100%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC41FF

.text { color: #DC41FF; }
.background { background-color: #DC41FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC41FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 65, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 100%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC41FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 65, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC41FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 65, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC41FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC41FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC41FF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #65FF42:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC41FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC41FF

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 #DC41FF 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 #DC41FF 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

← #DC41FE  ·  #DC4200 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC41FF?

#DC41FF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 65, 255). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC41FF?

#DC41FF is RGB 220, 65, 255 — HSL 289°, 100%, 63% — CMYK 14%, 75%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DC41FF?

Its complement is #65FF42; analogous partners are #7E42FF and #FF42C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC41FF for text?

Black text on #DC41FF has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.36:1.