Palettes / Colors / #A875FF

#A875FF — Light Vivid Purple

#A875FF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#A875FF 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 #CDFF75; it also sits naturally between #7588FF and #ED75FF. 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 66% · Green 46% · Blue 100%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A875FF

.text { color: #A875FF; }
.background { background-color: #A875FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A875FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 117, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 100%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A875FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 117, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A875FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 117, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A875FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A875FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A875FF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDFF75:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A875FF: #000000.

How #A875FF 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 #A875FF 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

← #A875FE  ·  #A87600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A875FF?

#A875FF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 168, 117, 255). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A875FF?

#A875FF is RGB 168, 117, 255 — HSL 262°, 100%, 73% — CMYK 34%, 54%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #A875FF?

Its complement is #CDFF75; analogous partners are #7588FF and #ED75FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A875FF for text?

Black text on #A875FF has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.16:1.