Palettes / Colors / #DF99F5

#DF99F5 — Light Vivid Purple

#DF99F5 is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#DF99F5 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AEF599; it also sits naturally between #B199F5 and #F599DC. 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 60% · Blue 96%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DF99F5

.text { color: #DF99F5; }
.background { background-color: #DF99F5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF99F5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 153, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 82%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF99F5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 153, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF99F5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 153, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF99F5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF99F5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEF599:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DF99F5: #000000.

How #DF99F5 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 #DF99F5 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

← #DF99F4  ·  #DF99F6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF99F5?

#DF99F5 is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 153, 245). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF99F5?

#DF99F5 is RGB 223, 153, 245 — HSL 286°, 82%, 78% — CMYK 9%, 38%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DF99F5?

Its complement is #AEF599; analogous partners are #B199F5 and #F599DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF99F5 for text?

Black text on #DF99F5 has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.