Palettes / Colors / #B35FC4

#B35FC4 — Muted Pink

#B35FC4 is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #B35FC4 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.

#B35FC4 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #70C45F; it also sits naturally between #815FC4 and #C45FA2. 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 37% · Blue 77%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B35FC4

.text { color: #B35FC4; }
.background { background-color: #B35FC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B35FC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 95, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 46%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B35FC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 95, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B35FC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 95, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B35FC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B35FC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #70C45F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B35FC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B35FC4

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 #B35FC4 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 #B35FC4 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

← #B35FC3  ·  #B35FC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B35FC4?

#B35FC4 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 179, 95, 196). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B35FC4?

#B35FC4 is RGB 179, 95, 196 — HSL 290°, 46%, 57% — CMYK 9%, 52%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #B35FC4?

Its complement is #70C45F; analogous partners are #815FC4 and #C45FA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B35FC4 for text?

Black text on #B35FC4 has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.92:1.