Palettes / Colors / #B132CD

#B132CD — Purple

#B132CD is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #B132CD 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.

#B132CD 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 #4ECD32; it also sits naturally between #6332CD and #CD329C. 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 20% · Blue 80%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B132CD

.text { color: #B132CD; }
.background { background-color: #B132CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B132CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 50, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 61%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B132CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 50, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B132CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 50, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B132CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B132CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B132CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4ECD32:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B132CD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B132CD

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 #B132CD 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 #B132CD 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

← #B132CC  ·  #B132CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B132CD?

#B132CD is Purple, a purple color (RGB 177, 50, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B132CD?

#B132CD is RGB 177, 50, 205 — HSL 289°, 61%, 50% — CMYK 14%, 76%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #B132CD?

Its complement is #4ECD32; analogous partners are #6332CD and #CD329C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B132CD for text?

White text on #B132CD has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.21:1.