Palettes / Colors / #BB09EB

#BB09EB — Vivid Purple

#BB09EB 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 #BB09EB 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.

#BB09EB 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 #3AEC09; it also sits naturally between #4909EC and #EC09AC. 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 73% · Green 4% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB09EB

.text { color: #BB09EB; }
.background { background-color: #BB09EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB09EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 9, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 93%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB09EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 9, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB09EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 9, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB09EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB09EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3AEC09:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB09EB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB09EB

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 #BB09EB 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 #BB09EB 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 #BB09EB?

#BB09EB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 9, 235). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB09EB?

#BB09EB is RGB 187, 9, 235 — HSL 287°, 93%, 48% — CMYK 20%, 96%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BB09EB?

Its complement is #3AEC09; analogous partners are #4909EC and #EC09AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB09EB for text?

White text on #BB09EB has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.35:1.