Palettes / Colors / #B17CDA

#B17CDA — Light Purple

#B17CDA is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#B17CDA 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 #A5DA7C; it also sits naturally between #827CDA and #DA7CD4. 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 49% · Blue 85%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B17CDA

.text { color: #B17CDA; }
.background { background-color: #B17CDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B17CDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 124, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 56%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B17CDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 124, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B17CDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 124, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B17CDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B17CDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B17CDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5DA7C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B17CDA: #000000.

How #B17CDA 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 #B17CDA 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

← #B17CD9  ·  #B17CDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B17CDA?

#B17CDA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 177, 124, 218). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B17CDA?

#B17CDA is RGB 177, 124, 218 — HSL 274°, 56%, 67% — CMYK 19%, 43%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #B17CDA?

Its complement is #A5DA7C; analogous partners are #827CDA and #DA7CD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B17CDA for text?

Black text on #B17CDA has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.