Palettes / Colors / #BD7EDD

#BD7EDD — Light Purple

#BD7EDD is a purple color we call Light 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 #BD7EDD 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.

#BD7EDD 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 #9EDD7E; it also sits naturally between #8E7EDD and #DD7ECD. 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 49% · Blue 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD7EDD

.text { color: #BD7EDD; }
.background { background-color: #BD7EDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD7EDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 126, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 58%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD7EDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 126, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD7EDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 126, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD7EDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD7EDD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EDD7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD7EDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD7EDD

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 #BD7EDD 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 #BD7EDD 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

← #BD7EDC  ·  #BD7EDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD7EDD?

#BD7EDD is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 126, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD7EDD?

#BD7EDD is RGB 189, 126, 221 — HSL 280°, 58%, 68% — CMYK 14%, 43%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BD7EDD?

Its complement is #9EDD7E; analogous partners are #8E7EDD and #DD7ECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD7EDD for text?

Black text on #BD7EDD has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.92:1.