Palettes / Colors / #B86DEE

#B86DEE — Light Vivid Purple

#B86DEE is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#B86DEE 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 #A3EE6D; it also sits naturally between #786DEE and #EE6DE3. 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 43% · Blue 93%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B86DEE

.text { color: #B86DEE; }
.background { background-color: #B86DEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B86DEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 109, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 79%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B86DEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 109, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B86DEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 109, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B86DEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B86DEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B86DEE

Tints of #B86DEE

Tones of #B86DEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3EE6D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B86DEE: #000000.

How #B86DEE 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 #B86DEE 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

← #B86DED  ·  #B86DEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B86DEE?

#B86DEE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 184, 109, 238). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B86DEE?

#B86DEE is RGB 184, 109, 238 — HSL 275°, 79%, 68% — CMYK 23%, 54%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #B86DEE?

Its complement is #A3EE6D; analogous partners are #786DEE and #EE6DE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B86DEE for text?

Black text on #B86DEE has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.25:1.