Palettes / Colors / #B751FE

#B751FE — Light Vivid Purple

#B751FE is a purple color we call Light Vivid 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 #B751FE 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.

#B751FE 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 #9AFE52; it also sits naturally between #6152FE and #FE52F0. 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 72% · Green 32% · Blue 100%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B751FE

.text { color: #B751FE; }
.background { background-color: #B751FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B751FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(183, 81, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 99%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B751FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(183, 81, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B751FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(183, 81, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B751FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B751FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B751FE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AFE52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B751FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B751FE

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 #B751FE 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 #B751FE 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

← #B751FD  ·  #B751FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B751FE?

#B751FE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 183, 81, 254). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B751FE?

#B751FE is RGB 183, 81, 254 — HSL 275°, 99%, 66% — CMYK 28%, 68%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #B751FE?

Its complement is #9AFE52; analogous partners are #6152FE and #FE52F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B751FE for text?

Black text on #B751FE has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.74:1.