Palettes / Colors / #A968FD

#A968FD — Light Vivid Purple

#A968FD is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #A968FD 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.

#A968FD 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 #BCFD68; it also sits naturally between #6872FD and #F368FD. 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 41% · Blue 99%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A968FD

.text { color: #A968FD; }
.background { background-color: #A968FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A968FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 104, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 97%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A968FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 104, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A968FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 104, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A968FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A968FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCFD68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A968FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A968FD

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 #A968FD 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 #A968FD 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 #A968FD?

#A968FD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 169, 104, 253). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A968FD?

#A968FD is RGB 169, 104, 253 — HSL 266°, 97%, 70% — CMYK 33%, 59%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #A968FD?

Its complement is #BCFD68; analogous partners are #6872FD and #F368FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A968FD for text?

Black text on #A968FD has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.45:1.