Palettes / Colors / #C478DD

#C478DD — Light Purple

#C478DD is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#C478DD 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 #92DD78; it also sits naturally between #9278DD and #DD78C4. 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 87%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C478DD

.text { color: #C478DD; }
.background { background-color: #C478DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C478DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 120, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 60%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C478DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 120, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C478DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 120, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C478DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C478DD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C478DD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92DD78:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C478DD: #000000.

How #C478DD 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 #C478DD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C478DD?

#C478DD is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 196, 120, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C478DD?

#C478DD is RGB 196, 120, 221 — HSL 285°, 60%, 67% — CMYK 11%, 46%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #C478DD?

Its complement is #92DD78; analogous partners are #9278DD and #DD78C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C478DD for text?

Black text on #C478DD has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.97:1.