Palettes / Colors / #B68FE0

#B68FE0 — Light Purple

#B68FE0 is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#B68FE0 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #B9E08F; it also sits naturally between #8F90E0 and #DF8FE0. 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 56% · Blue 88%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B68FE0

.text { color: #B68FE0; }
.background { background-color: #B68FE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B68FE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 143, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 57%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B68FE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 143, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B68FE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 143, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B68FE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B68FE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9E08F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B68FE0: #000000.

How #B68FE0 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 #B68FE0 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

← #B68FDF  ·  #B68FE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B68FE0?

#B68FE0 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 182, 143, 224). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B68FE0?

#B68FE0 is RGB 182, 143, 224 — HSL 269°, 57%, 72% — CMYK 19%, 36%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #B68FE0?

Its complement is #B9E08F; analogous partners are #8F90E0 and #DF8FE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B68FE0 for text?

Black text on #B68FE0 has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.