Palettes / Colors / #B433DA

#B433DA — Purple

#B433DA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #B433DA 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.

#B433DA 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 #5BDA34; it also sits naturally between #6134DA and #DA34AE. 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 71% · Green 20% · Blue 85%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B433DA

.text { color: #B433DA; }
.background { background-color: #B433DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B433DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 51, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 69%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B433DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 51, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B433DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 51, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B433DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B433DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B433DA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5BDA34:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B433DA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B433DA

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 #B433DA 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 #B433DA 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

← #B433D9  ·  #B433DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B433DA?

#B433DA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 180, 51, 218). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B433DA?

#B433DA is RGB 180, 51, 218 — HSL 286°, 69%, 53% — CMYK 17%, 77%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #B433DA?

Its complement is #5BDA34; analogous partners are #6134DA and #DA34AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B433DA for text?

White text on #B433DA has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.43:1.