Palettes / Colors / #B080D7

#B080D7 — Light Muted Purple

#B080D7 is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #B080D7 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.

#B080D7 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A6D77F; it also sits naturally between #837FD7 and #D77FD2. 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 69% · Green 50% · Blue 84%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B080D7

.text { color: #B080D7; }
.background { background-color: #B080D7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B080D7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(176, 128, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 52%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B080D7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(176, 128, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B080D7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(176, 128, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B080D7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B080D7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6D77F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B080D7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B080D7

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 #B080D7 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 #B080D7 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

← #B080D6  ·  #B080D8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B080D7?

#B080D7 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 176, 128, 215). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B080D7?

#B080D7 is RGB 176, 128, 215 — HSL 273°, 52%, 67% — CMYK 18%, 40%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #B080D7?

Its complement is #A6D77F; analogous partners are #837FD7 and #D77FD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B080D7 for text?

Black text on #B080D7 has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.04:1.