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#B375CD — Muted Purple

#B375CD is a purple color we call Muted 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 #B375CD 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.

#B375CD 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 #8FCD74; it also sits naturally between #8674CD and #CD74BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B375CD · RGB 179, 117, 205

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Color values

HEX#B375CD
RGB179, 117, 205
HSL282°, 47%, 63%
HSV282°, 43%, 80%
CMYK13%, 43%, 0%, 20%
XYZ35.97, 26.71, 61.02
Yxy26.71, 0.2908, 0.2160
CIE-Lab58.71, 39.65, -36.08
Hunter Lab51.69, 37.12, -38.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 46% · Blue 80%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #B375CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B375CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B375CD

.text { color: #B375CD; }
.background { background-color: #B375CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B375CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 117, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 47%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B375CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 117, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B375CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 117, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B375CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B375CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B375CD

#A65EC5#9A47BD#883DA9#763592#672E7F#552669#431E52#30163C#1E0E25#0C050F

Tints of #B375CD

#B980D1#C18FD6#C79ADB#CDA5DF#D6B4E4#DCBFE8#E2CBEC#E8D6F0#F1E5F6#F7F0FA

Tones of #B375CD

#B07BC6#AD81C1#AB87BA#A88EB4#A694AD#A39AA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FCD74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.31:1 AA large only
Against black text6.34:1 AA

Best text color on #B375CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B375CD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #B375CD: ·

How #B375CD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9898B8Deuteranopia · #9CA0B3Tritanopia · #B0A7A3

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B375CD rather than the exact color:

Misty Petal
#917932 · #5DC7AC · #B36ACC · #EDE6DA
Cosmic Meadow
#3566B6 · #4431C1 · #B16ED7 · #CA41B4
Palette 86469c
#86469C · #BC7FCD · #FB9AD1 · #FFCDEA
Burning Twilight
#89AECF · #3841A2 · #7F5EBC · #BC6CD2
Palette 9112bc
#9112BC · #AE75DA · #E9E294 · #FFFCB8
Cosmic Ruby Drift
#7D71C7 · #B667CE · #D175AD · #B24644

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B36ACC#B16ED7#BC7FCD#BC6CD2#AE75DA#B667CE#A87ED3#B967C6#BA71DC#BD83CE#A472D5#AC71DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B375CC  ·  #B375CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B375CD?

#B375CD is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 179, 117, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B375CD?

#B375CD is RGB 179, 117, 205 — HSL 282°, 47%, 63% — CMYK 13%, 43%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #B375CD?

Its complement is #8FCD74; analogous partners are #8674CD and #CD74BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B375CD for text?

Black text on #B375CD has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.31:1.