Palettes / Colors / #B366EE

#B366EE — Light Vivid Purple

#B366EE is a purple color we call Light Vivid 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 #B366EE 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.

#B366EE 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 #A2EE68; it also sits naturally between #7168EE and #EE68E5. 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 40% · Blue 93%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B366EE

.text { color: #B366EE; }
.background { background-color: #B366EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B366EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 102, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 80%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B366EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 102, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B366EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 102, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B366EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B366EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2EE68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B366EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B366EE

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 #B366EE 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 #B366EE 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 #B366EE?

#B366EE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 179, 102, 238). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B366EE?

#B366EE is RGB 179, 102, 238 — HSL 274°, 80%, 67% — CMYK 25%, 57%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #B366EE?

Its complement is #A2EE68; analogous partners are #7168EE and #EE68E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B366EE for text?

Black text on #B366EE has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.