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#DF70FB — Light Vivid Purple

#DF70FB 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 #DF70FB 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.

#DF70FB 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 #8BFB6F; it also sits naturally between #996FFB and #FB6FD1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF70FB · RGB 223, 112, 251

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Color values

HEX#DF70FB
RGB223, 112, 251
HSL288°, 95%, 71%
HSV288°, 55%, 98%
CMYK11%, 55%, 0%, 2%
XYZ53.64, 34.24, 95.05
Yxy34.24, 0.2932, 0.1872
CIE-Lab65.15, 63.39, -51.22
Hunter Lab58.52, 65.36, -60.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 44% · Blue 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF70FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF70FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF70FB

.text { color: #DF70FB; }
.background { background-color: #DF70FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF70FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 112, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 95%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF70FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 112, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF70FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 112, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF70FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF70FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF70FB

#D84CFA#D12EFA#C90BF9#B006DB#9805BD#7C049A#600377#440255#2C0137#100114

Tints of #DF70FB

#E27EFC#E588FC#E897FC#EAA1FD#EDAFFD#F0B9FD#F3C8FE#F5D2FE#F8E1FE#FBEBFE

Tones of #DF70FB

#D979F1#D383E7#CD8DDD#C797D3#C1A1C9#BBABBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8BFB6F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.68:1 Fails
Against black text7.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF70FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF70FB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DF70FB: ·

How #DF70FB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #AFAED9Deuteranopia · #B5BED1Tritanopia · #D9BFB9

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF70FB rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Canyon
#7B118F · #E173EE · #38D619 · #CDF5CA
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Palette 45ffca
#45FFCA · #FEFFAC · #FFB6D9 · #D67BFF
Tranquil Meadow
#E57AEB · #DE369C · #D72F4A · #D36234
Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB
Burning Whisper
#4FC8E4 · #678BE7 · #7A58DE · #D276EC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E173EE#D770EF#D67BFF#E57AEB#D777EA#D276EC#E384FF#D577E9#DC84F3#CF6BED#F36FF2#E072E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF70FA  ·  #DF70FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF70FB?

#DF70FB is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 112, 251). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF70FB?

#DF70FB is RGB 223, 112, 251 — HSL 288°, 95%, 71% — CMYK 11%, 55%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DF70FB?

Its complement is #8BFB6F; analogous partners are #996FFB and #FB6FD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF70FB for text?

Black text on #DF70FB has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.