Palettes / Colors / #DE73FC
#DE73FC — Light Vivid Purple
#DE73FC 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 #DE73FC 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.
#DE73FC 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 #91FC73; it also sits naturally between #9A73FC and #FC73D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DE73FC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 115, 252 |
| HSL | 287°, 96%, 72% |
| HSV | 287°, 54%, 99% |
| CMYK | 12%, 54%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 53.83, 34.82, 95.98 |
| Yxy | 34.82, 0.2915, 0.1886 |
| CIE-Lab | 65.61, 61.91, -51.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 59.01, 63.71, -60.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 45% · Blue 99%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DE73FC
.text { color: #DE73FC; }
.background { background-color: #DE73FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE73FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 115, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 96%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE73FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 115, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE73FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 115, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DE73FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE73FC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DE73FC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #91FC73:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DE73FC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DE73FC
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 #DE73FC: ·
How #DE73FC 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 #DE73FC 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 #DE73FC?
#DE73FC is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 115, 252). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DE73FC?
#DE73FC is RGB 222, 115, 252 — HSL 287°, 96%, 72% — CMYK 12%, 54%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #DE73FC?
Its complement is #91FC73; analogous partners are #9A73FC and #FC73D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DE73FC for text?
Black text on #DE73FC has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.