Palettes / Colors / #CD86E4

#CD86E4 — Light Purple

#CD86E4 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 #CD86E4 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.

#CD86E4 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 #9DE486; it also sits naturally between #9D86E4 and #E486CD. 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 53% · Blue 89%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD86E4

.text { color: #CD86E4; }
.background { background-color: #CD86E4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD86E4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 134, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 64%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD86E4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 134, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD86E4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 134, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD86E4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD86E4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD86E4

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Tones of #CD86E4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DE486:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD86E4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD86E4

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 #CD86E4 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 #CD86E4 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

← #CD86E3  ·  #CD86E5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD86E4?

#CD86E4 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 205, 134, 228). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD86E4?

#CD86E4 is RGB 205, 134, 228 — HSL 285°, 64%, 71% — CMYK 10%, 41%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CD86E4?

Its complement is #9DE486; analogous partners are #9D86E4 and #E486CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD86E4 for text?

Black text on #CD86E4 has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.