Palettes / Colors / #B958DF

#B958DF — Purple

#B958DF is a purple color we call 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 #B958DF 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.

#B958DF 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 #7EDF58; it also sits naturally between #7558DF and #DF58C2. 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 73% · Green 35% · Blue 87%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B958DF

.text { color: #B958DF; }
.background { background-color: #B958DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B958DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(185, 88, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 68%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B958DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(185, 88, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B958DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(185, 88, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B958DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B958DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B958DF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EDF58:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B958DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B958DF

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 #B958DF 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 #B958DF 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

← #B958DE  ·  #B958E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B958DF?

#B958DF is Purple, a purple color (RGB 185, 88, 223). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B958DF?

#B958DF is RGB 185, 88, 223 — HSL 283°, 68%, 61% — CMYK 17%, 61%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #B958DF?

Its complement is #7EDF58; analogous partners are #7558DF and #DF58C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B958DF for text?

Black text on #B958DF has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.80:1.