Palettes / Colors / #B359FA

#B359FA — Light Vivid Purple

#B359FA is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#B359FA 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 #9DFA57; it also sits naturally between #6257FA and #FA57EF. 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 35% · Blue 98%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B359FA

.text { color: #B359FA; }
.background { background-color: #B359FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B359FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 89, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 94%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B359FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 89, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B359FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 89, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B359FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B359FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B359FA

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Tones of #B359FA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DFA57:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B359FA: #000000.

How #B359FA 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 #B359FA 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

← #B359F9  ·  #B359FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B359FA?

#B359FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 179, 89, 250). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B359FA?

#B359FA is RGB 179, 89, 250 — HSL 274°, 94%, 66% — CMYK 28%, 64%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #B359FA?

Its complement is #9DFA57; analogous partners are #6257FA and #FA57EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B359FA for text?

Black text on #B359FA has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.67:1.