Palettes / Colors / #DE7FFA

#DE7FFA — Light Vivid Purple

#DE7FFA 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 #DE7FFA 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.

#DE7FFA 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 #9CFA80; it also sits naturally between #A080FA and #FA80D9. 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 87% · Green 50% · Blue 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE7FFA

.text { color: #DE7FFA; }
.background { background-color: #DE7FFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE7FFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 127, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 92%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE7FFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 127, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE7FFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 127, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE7FFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE7FFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DE7FFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CFA80:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE7FFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DE7FFA

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 #DE7FFA 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 #DE7FFA 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

← #DE7FF9  ·  #DE7FFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE7FFA?

#DE7FFA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 127, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE7FFA?

#DE7FFA is RGB 222, 127, 250 — HSL 286°, 92%, 74% — CMYK 11%, 49%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DE7FFA?

Its complement is #9CFA80; analogous partners are #A080FA and #FA80D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE7FFA for text?

Black text on #DE7FFA has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.