Palettes / Colors / #B280DC

#B280DC — Light Purple

#B280DC is a purple color we call Light 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 #B280DC 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.

#B280DC 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 #A9DC7F; it also sits naturally between #847FDC and #DC7FD7. 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 50% · Blue 86%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B280DC

.text { color: #B280DC; }
.background { background-color: #B280DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B280DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 128, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 57%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B280DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 128, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B280DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 128, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B280DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B280DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9DC7F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B280DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B280DC

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 #B280DC 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 #B280DC 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 #B280DC?

#B280DC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 178, 128, 220). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B280DC?

#B280DC is RGB 178, 128, 220 — HSL 273°, 57%, 68% — CMYK 19%, 42%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #B280DC?

Its complement is #A9DC7F; analogous partners are #847FDC and #DC7FD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B280DC for text?

Black text on #B280DC has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.99:1.