Palettes / Colors / #C477DA

#C477DA — Light Purple

#C477DA is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#C477DA 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 #8CDA77; it also sits naturally between #9377DA and #DA77BE. 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 77% · Green 47% · Blue 85%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C477DA

.text { color: #C477DA; }
.background { background-color: #C477DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C477DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 119, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 57%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C477DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 119, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C477DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 119, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C477DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C477DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CDA77:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C477DA: #000000.

How #C477DA 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 #C477DA 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

← #C477D9  ·  #C477DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C477DA?

#C477DA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 196, 119, 218). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C477DA?

#C477DA is RGB 196, 119, 218 — HSL 287°, 57%, 66% — CMYK 10%, 45%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #C477DA?

Its complement is #8CDA77; analogous partners are #9377DA and #DA77BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C477DA for text?

Black text on #C477DA has a contrast ratio of 7.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.00:1.