Palettes / Colors / #B65EBA

#B65EBA — Muted Pink

#B65EBA is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #B65EBA 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.

#B65EBA is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #63BA5E; it also sits naturally between #885EBA and #BA5E91. 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 37% · Blue 73%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B65EBA

.text { color: #B65EBA; }
.background { background-color: #B65EBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B65EBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 94, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 40%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B65EBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 94, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B65EBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 94, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B65EBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B65EBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #63BA5E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B65EBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B65EBA

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 #B65EBA 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 #B65EBA 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

← #B65EB9  ·  #B65EBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B65EBA?

#B65EBA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 182, 94, 186). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B65EBA?

#B65EBA is RGB 182, 94, 186 — HSL 297°, 40%, 55% — CMYK 2%, 49%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #B65EBA?

Its complement is #63BA5E; analogous partners are #885EBA and #BA5E91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B65EBA for text?

Black text on #B65EBA has a contrast ratio of 5.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.96:1.