Palettes / Colors / #B243CB

#B243CB — Purple

#B243CB is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#B243CB 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 #5CCB43; it also sits naturally between #6E43CB and #CB43A0. 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 70% · Green 26% · Blue 80%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B243CB

.text { color: #B243CB; }
.background { background-color: #B243CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B243CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 67, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 57%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B243CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 67, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B243CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 67, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B243CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B243CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5CCB43:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B243CB: #FFFFFF.

How #B243CB 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 #B243CB 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 #B243CB?

#B243CB is Purple, a purple color (RGB 178, 67, 203). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B243CB?

#B243CB is RGB 178, 67, 203 — HSL 289°, 57%, 53% — CMYK 12%, 67%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #B243CB?

Its complement is #5CCB43; analogous partners are #6E43CB and #CB43A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B243CB for text?

White text on #B243CB has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.56:1.