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#B080DC — Light Purple

#B080DC is a purple color we call Light 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 #B080DC 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.

#B080DC 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 #ACDC7F; it also sits naturally between #807FDC and #DC7FDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B080DC · RGB 176, 128, 220

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Color values

HEX#B080DC
RGB176, 128, 220
HSL271°, 57%, 68%
HSV271°, 42%, 86%
CMYK20%, 42%, 0%, 14%
XYZ38.54, 29.84, 71.44
Yxy29.84, 0.2757, 0.2134
CIE-Lab61.51, 35.98, -40.15
Hunter Lab54.62, 33.81, -43.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 50% · Blue 86%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #B080DC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B080DC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B080DC

.text { color: #B080DC; }
.background { background-color: #B080DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B080DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(176, 128, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 57%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B080DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(176, 128, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B080DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(176, 128, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B080DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B080DC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B080DC

#A067D5#8E4BCE#7F36C4#6D2EA8#5E2790#4E2178#3C195C#2C1344#1A0B28#0A0410

Tints of #B080DC

#B68BDF#BE97E2#C39FE5#CAABE8#D2B7EB#D9C3EF#E1CFF2#E6D7F4#EDE3F7#F5EFFB

Tones of #B080DC

#AF85D5#AF8CCF#AE92C8#AE9AC1#AEA0BA#AEA7B4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDC7F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.01:1 AA large only
Against black text6.97:1 AA

Best text color on #B080DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B080DC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #B080DC: ·

How #B080DC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9B9BC6Deuteranopia · #9EA2C0Tritanopia · #AEB4B0

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B080DC rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Mirage
#3D2577 · #B58ADB · #96BB3A · #DDE6C0
Palette 9112bc
#9112BC · #AE75DA · #E9E294 · #FFFCB8
Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #FFABE1 · #A685E2 · #6155A6
Dusty Monsoon
#311FD6 · #B779E4 · #E54BDA · #E27CA9
Honey Ruby Aurora
#AE83EA · #C01EB9 · #EC6792 · #ED946D

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B58ADB#AE75DA#A87ED3#A685E2#B779E4#AE83EA#A986D0#AC71DD#BE79DF#B090DE#A084DC#BA7CE9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B080DB  ·  #B080DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B080DC?

#B080DC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 176, 128, 220). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B080DC?

#B080DC is RGB 176, 128, 220 — HSL 271°, 57%, 68% — CMYK 20%, 42%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #B080DC?

Its complement is #ACDC7F; analogous partners are #807FDC and #DC7FDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B080DC for text?

Black text on #B080DC has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.01:1.