Palettes / Colors / #B161EA

#B161EA — Purple

#B161EA is a purple color we call 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 #B161EA 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.

#B161EA 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 #9AEA61; it also sits naturally between #6C61EA and #EA61DF. 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 38% · Blue 92%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B161EA

.text { color: #B161EA; }
.background { background-color: #B161EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B161EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 97, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 77%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B161EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 97, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B161EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 97, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B161EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B161EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B161EA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AEA61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B161EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B161EA

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 #B161EA 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 #B161EA 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 #B161EA?

#B161EA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 177, 97, 234). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B161EA?

#B161EA is RGB 177, 97, 234 — HSL 275°, 77%, 65% — CMYK 24%, 59%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #B161EA?

Its complement is #9AEA61; analogous partners are #6C61EA and #EA61DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B161EA for text?

Black text on #B161EA has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.