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#DF99FB — Light Vivid Purple

#DF99FB 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 #DF99FB 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.

#DF99FB 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 #B4FB98; it also sits naturally between #AE98FB and #FB98E5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF99FB · RGB 223, 153, 251

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Color values

HEX#DF99FB
RGB223, 153, 251
HSL283°, 92%, 79%
HSV283°, 39%, 98%
CMYK11%, 39%, 0%, 2%
XYZ59.24, 45.44, 96.91
Yxy45.44, 0.2938, 0.2254
CIE-Lab73.18, 42.70, -38.63
Hunter Lab67.41, 43.18, -43.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 60% · Blue 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF99FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF99FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF99FB

.text { color: #DF99FB; }
.background { background-color: #DF99FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF99FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 153, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 92%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF99FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 153, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF99FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 153, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF99FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF99FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF99FB

#D476F9#C84FF8#BD2CF6#AF0AF0#9609CE#7907A6#600684#44045D#2B023B#0E0114

Tints of #DF99FB

#E2A2FB#E3A7FB#E6B1FC#EABAFC#EDC4FD#EEC9FD#F1D3FD#F4DDFE#F6E2FE#F9EBFE

Tones of #DF99FB

#DC9FF4#D9A6ED#D6ADE6#D2B5DE#CFBCD7#CCC2D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4FB98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.08:1 Fails
Against black text10.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF99FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF99FB

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 #DF99FB: ·

How #DF99FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C1C0E3Deuteranopia · #C5CADETritanopia · #DCD1CC

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 · #A855F7Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF99FB rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff4bf
#FFF4BF · #FFBEFB · #DC95FF · #8C56D4
Palette 850f8d
#850F8D · #C738BD · #E49BFF · #F8F9D7
Palette Bedcfa
#BEDCFA · #98ACF8 · #B088F9 · #DA9FF9
Palette 8ef6e4
#8EF6E4 · #9896F1 · #D59BF6 · #EDB1F1
Hidden Voyage
#12BDA3 · #2283EA · #7559EF · #E99DF6
Palette 4b4c7a
#4B4C7A · #EB92FB · #C855BC · #A03271

Similar colors

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

#DC95FF#E49BFF#DA9FF9#D59BF6#E99DF6#EB92FB#D195F9#D4A0F1#E7A5F2#E0AAFF#D0A2F7#D78FEE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF99FA  ·  #DF99FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF99FB?

#DF99FB is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 153, 251). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF99FB?

#DF99FB is RGB 223, 153, 251 — HSL 283°, 92%, 79% — CMYK 11%, 39%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DF99FB?

Its complement is #B4FB98; analogous partners are #AE98FB and #FB98E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF99FB for text?

Black text on #DF99FB has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.