Palettes / Colors / #B577E4

#B577E4 — Light Purple

#B577E4 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 #B577E4 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.

#B577E4 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 #A6E477; it also sits naturally between #7E77E4 and #E477DD. 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 47% · Blue 89%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B577E4

.text { color: #B577E4; }
.background { background-color: #B577E4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B577E4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(181, 119, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 67%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B577E4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(181, 119, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B577E4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(181, 119, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B577E4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B577E4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6E477:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B577E4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B577E4

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 #B577E4 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 #B577E4 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

← #B577E3  ·  #B577E5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B577E4?

#B577E4 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 181, 119, 228). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B577E4?

#B577E4 is RGB 181, 119, 228 — HSL 274°, 67%, 68% — CMYK 21%, 48%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #B577E4?

Its complement is #A6E477; analogous partners are #7E77E4 and #E477DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B577E4 for text?

Black text on #B577E4 has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.12:1.