Palettes / Colors / #B581EC

#B581EC — Light Purple

#B581EC is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#B581EC 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 #B9EC83; it also sits naturally between #8385EC and #EB83EC. 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 51% · Blue 93%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B581EC

.text { color: #B581EC; }
.background { background-color: #B581EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B581EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(181, 129, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 74%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B581EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(181, 129, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B581EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(181, 129, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B581EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B581EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B581EC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9EC83:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B581EC: #000000.

How #B581EC 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 #B581EC 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 #B581EC?

#B581EC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 181, 129, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B581EC?

#B581EC is RGB 181, 129, 236 — HSL 269°, 74%, 72% — CMYK 23%, 45%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #B581EC?

Its complement is #B9EC83; analogous partners are #8385EC and #EB83EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B581EC for text?

Black text on #B581EC has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.87:1.