Palettes / Colors / #B486EA

#B486EA — Light Purple

#B486EA is a purple color we call Light 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 #B486EA 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.

#B486EA 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 #BBEA86; it also sits naturally between #8689EA and #E686EA. 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 53% · Blue 92%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B486EA

.text { color: #B486EA; }
.background { background-color: #B486EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B486EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 134, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 70%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B486EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 134, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B486EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 134, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B486EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B486EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B486EA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBEA86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B486EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B486EA

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 #B486EA 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 #B486EA 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 #B486EA?

#B486EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 180, 134, 234). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B486EA?

#B486EA is RGB 180, 134, 234 — HSL 268°, 70%, 72% — CMYK 23%, 43%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #B486EA?

Its complement is #BBEA86; analogous partners are #8689EA and #E686EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B486EA for text?

Black text on #B486EA has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.