Palettes / Colors / #B166ED

#B166ED — Light Vivid Purple

#B166ED is a purple color we call Light Vivid 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 #B166ED 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.

#B166ED 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 #A1ED64; it also sits naturally between #6B64ED and #ED64E6. 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 40% · Blue 93%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B166ED

.text { color: #B166ED; }
.background { background-color: #B166ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B166ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 102, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 79%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B166ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 102, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B166ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 102, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B166ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B166ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B166ED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1ED64:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B166ED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B166ED

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 #B166ED 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 #B166ED 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 #B166ED?

#B166ED is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 177, 102, 237). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B166ED?

#B166ED is RGB 177, 102, 237 — HSL 273°, 79%, 66% — CMYK 25%, 57%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #B166ED?

Its complement is #A1ED64; analogous partners are #6B64ED and #ED64E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B166ED for text?

Black text on #B166ED has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.50:1.