Palettes / Colors / #BD61FF

#BD61FF — Light Vivid Purple

#BD61FF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#BD61FF 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 #A3FF61; it also sits naturally between #6E61FF and #FF61F2. 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 74% · Green 38% · Blue 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD61FF

.text { color: #BD61FF; }
.background { background-color: #BD61FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD61FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 97, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 100%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD61FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 97, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD61FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 97, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD61FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD61FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD61FF

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Tones of #BD61FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3FF61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD61FF: #000000.

How #BD61FF 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 #BD61FF 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

← #BD61FE  ·  #BD6200 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD61FF?

#BD61FF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 97, 255). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD61FF?

#BD61FF is RGB 189, 97, 255 — HSL 275°, 100%, 69% — CMYK 26%, 62%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BD61FF?

Its complement is #A3FF61; analogous partners are #6E61FF and #FF61F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD61FF for text?

Black text on #BD61FF has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.