Palettes / Colors / #DD72FA
#DD72FA — Light Vivid Purple
#DD72FA 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 #DD72FA 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.
#DD72FA 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 #8EFA70; it also sits naturally between #9770FA and #FA70D3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DD72FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 114, 250 |
| HSL | 287°, 93%, 71% |
| HSV | 287°, 54%, 98% |
| CMYK | 12%, 54%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 53.09, 34.31, 94.27 |
| Yxy | 34.31, 0.2922, 0.1889 |
| CIE-Lab | 65.21, 61.75, -50.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 58.57, 63.41, -59.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 45% · Blue 98%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 54% · 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 #DD72FA
.text { color: #DD72FA; }
.background { background-color: #DD72FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD72FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 114, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 93%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD72FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 114, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD72FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 114, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DD72FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD72FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8EFA70:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.67:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DD72FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD72FA
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 #DD72FA: ·
How #DD72FA 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 #DD72FA 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 #DD72FA?
#DD72FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 114, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DD72FA?
#DD72FA is RGB 221, 114, 250 — HSL 287°, 93%, 71% — CMYK 12%, 54%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #DD72FA?
Its complement is #8EFA70; analogous partners are #9770FA and #FA70D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DD72FA for text?
Black text on #DD72FA has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.67:1.