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#BB01EA — Vivid Purple

#BB01EA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #BB01EA 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.

#BB01EA 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 #30E901; it also sits naturally between #4701E9 and #E901A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB01EA · RGB 187, 1, 234

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Color values

HEX#BB01EA
RGB187, 1, 234
HSL288°, 99%, 46%
HSV288°, 100%, 92%
CMYK20%, 100%, 0%, 8%
XYZ35.36, 16.53, 79.17
Yxy16.53, 0.2698, 0.1261
CIE-Lab47.66, 85.20, -70.09
Hunter Lab40.65, 87.64, -92.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 0% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB01EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB01EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB01EA

.text { color: #BB01EA; }
.background { background-color: #BB01EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB01EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 1, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 99%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB01EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 1, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB01EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 1, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB01EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB01EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB01EA

#AB01D5#9A01C1#8601A7#760193#66017F#55016B#450056#31003D#210029#100014

Tints of #BB01EA

#CC06FE#D120FE#D739FE#DC52FE#E16CFE#E685FE#EB9FFF#F1B8FF#F6D1FF#FBEBFF

Tones of #BB01EA

#B112D9#A722C9#9D32B8#9344A7#895496#7F6586

Color harmonies

Complementary — #30E901:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.88:1 AA
Against black text4.31:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BB01EA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB01EA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BB01EA: ·

How #BB01EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6A69B2Deuteranopia · #7583A4Tritanopia · #B2857B

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB01EA rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Dreamy Bloom
#3A1A95 · #B81FDA · #D7158D · #B3161F
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C313FA#B819FA#AA1DE4#D01AE2#B81FDA#B715CE#A412D4#C424E6#BF27EB#C725E5#DC17EC#DB13FA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB01E9  ·  #BB01EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB01EA?

#BB01EA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 1, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB01EA?

#BB01EA is RGB 187, 1, 234 — HSL 288°, 99%, 46% — CMYK 20%, 100%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BB01EA?

Its complement is #30E901; analogous partners are #4701E9 and #E901A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB01EA for text?

White text on #BB01EA has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.31:1.