Palettes / Colors / #E899FD

#E899FD — Light Vivid Purple

#E899FD 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 #E899FD 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.

#E899FD 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 #B0FD9B; it also sits naturally between #B79BFD and #FD9BE1. 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 91% · Green 60% · Blue 99%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E899FD

.text { color: #E899FD; }
.background { background-color: #E899FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E899FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 153, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 96%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E899FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 153, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E899FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 153, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E899FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E899FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0FD9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E899FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E899FD

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 #E899FD 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 #E899FD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E899FD?

#E899FD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 232, 153, 253). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E899FD?

#E899FD is RGB 232, 153, 253 — HSL 287°, 96%, 80% — CMYK 8%, 40%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #E899FD?

Its complement is #B0FD9B; analogous partners are #B79BFD and #FD9BE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E899FD for text?

Black text on #E899FD has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.