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#DF83FA — Light Vivid Purple

#DF83FA 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 #DF83FA 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.

#DF83FA 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 #A0FA85; it also sits naturally between #A485FA and #FA85DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF83FA · RGB 223, 131, 250

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Color values

HEX#DF83FA
RGB223, 131, 250
HSL286°, 92%, 75%
HSV286°, 48%, 98%
CMYK11%, 48%, 0%, 2%
XYZ55.80, 38.82, 94.99
Yxy38.82, 0.2943, 0.2047
CIE-Lab68.62, 53.92, -45.21
Hunter Lab62.31, 55.01, -52.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 51% · Blue 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF83FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF83FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF83FA

.text { color: #DF83FA; }
.background { background-color: #DF83FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF83FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 131, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 92%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF83FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 131, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF83FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 131, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF83FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF83FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF83FA

#D562F8#CC40F7#C31EF6#B30AE6#9808C4#7A079D#5F057A#440458#2A0236#0F0114

Tints of #DF83FA

#E18EFA#E498FB#E6A2FB#E9ACFC#EDBAFC#EFC4FD#F2CEFD#F5D8FD#F7E2FE#FAEBFE

Tones of #DF83FA

#DA8DF2#D695E9#D19DE1#CDA6D8#C8AFD0#C4B7C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0FA85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.40:1 Fails
Against black text8.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF83FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF83FA

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 #DF83FA: ·

How #DF83FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B7B6DDDeuteranopia · #BDC3D6Tritanopia · #DAC6C1

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 #DF83FA rather than the exact color:

Palette 191825
#191825 · #865DFF · #E384FF · #FFA3FD
Palette Ffe7c1
#FFE7C1 · #F3CCF3 · #E9A8F2 · #DC84F3
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Palette 45ffca
#45FFCA · #FEFFAC · #FFB6D9 · #D67BFF
Tranquil Meadow
#E57AEB · #DE369C · #D72F4A · #D36234
Palette 4e56c0
#4E56C0 · #9B5DE0 · #D78FEE · #FDCFFA

Similar colors

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

#E384FF#DC84F3#DD85F0#D67BFF#E57AEB#D78FEE#DC95FF#EB92FB#E173EE#D777EA#D195F9#D577E9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF83F9  ·  #DF83FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF83FA?

#DF83FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 131, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF83FA?

#DF83FA is RGB 223, 131, 250 — HSL 286°, 92%, 75% — CMYK 11%, 48%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DF83FA?

Its complement is #A0FA85; analogous partners are #A485FA and #FA85DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF83FA for text?

Black text on #DF83FA has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.