Palettes / Colors / #CD74E2

#CD74E2 — Light Purple

#CD74E2 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 #CD74E2 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.

#CD74E2 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 #88E274; it also sits naturally between #9774E2 and #E274BF. 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 80% · Green 45% · Blue 89%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD74E2

.text { color: #CD74E2; }
.background { background-color: #CD74E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD74E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 116, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 65%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD74E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 116, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD74E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 116, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD74E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD74E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD74E2

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Tones of #CD74E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #88E274:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD74E2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD74E2

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 #CD74E2 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 #CD74E2 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

← #CD74E1  ·  #CD74E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD74E2?

#CD74E2 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 116, 226). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD74E2?

#CD74E2 is RGB 205, 116, 226 — HSL 289°, 65%, 67% — CMYK 9%, 49%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CD74E2?

Its complement is #88E274; analogous partners are #9774E2 and #E274BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD74E2 for text?

Black text on #CD74E2 has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.92:1.