Palettes / Colors / #A978ED

#A978ED — Light Purple

#A978ED is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#A978ED 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 #BCED78; it also sits naturally between #7882ED and #E378ED. 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 47% · Blue 93%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #A978ED

.text { color: #A978ED; }
.background { background-color: #A978ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A978ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 120, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 76%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A978ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 120, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A978ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 120, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A978ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A978ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A978ED

Tints of #A978ED

Tones of #A978ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCED78:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A978ED: #000000.

How #A978ED 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 #A978ED or a close neighbour

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 #A978ED?

#A978ED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 169, 120, 237). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A978ED?

#A978ED is RGB 169, 120, 237 — HSL 265°, 76%, 70% — CMYK 29%, 49%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #A978ED?

Its complement is #BCED78; analogous partners are #7882ED and #E378ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A978ED for text?

Black text on #A978ED has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.18:1.