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#BB0FFB — Vivid Purple

#BB0FFB 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 #BB0FFB 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.

#BB0FFB 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 #4DFB0E; it also sits naturally between #450EFB and #FB0EC4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB0FFB · RGB 187, 15, 251

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Color values

HEX#BB0FFB
RGB187, 15, 251
HSL284°, 97%, 52%
HSV284°, 94%, 98%
CMYK25%, 94%, 0%, 2%
XYZ38.08, 17.87, 92.71
Yxy17.87, 0.2561, 0.1202
CIE-Lab49.34, 86.95, -76.91
Hunter Lab42.27, 90.47, -106.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 6% · Blue 98%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB0FFB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB0FFB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB0FFB

.text { color: #BB0FFB; }
.background { background-color: #BB0FFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB0FFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 15, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 97%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB0FFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 15, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB0FFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 15, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB0FFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB0FFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB0FFB

#AE04EC#9C03D3#8D03BF#7A03A6#68028D#550274#43015A#340146#21012D#0F0014

Tints of #BB0FFB

#C222FC#C93BFC#CE4FFC#D568FD#DB7CFD#E090FD#E7AAFE#EDBEFE#F4D7FE#F9EBFF

Tones of #BB0FFB

#B41FEA#AC30D9#A441C8#9D51B8#9562A7#8D7396

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4DFB0E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.59:1 AA
Against black text4.57:1 AA

Best text color on #BB0FFB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB0FFB

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 #BB0FFB: ·

How #BB0FFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #716FC2Deuteranopia · #7B87B4Tritanopia · #B2958B

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 #BB0FFB rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Velvet Bloom
#3B0B0C · #92F717 · #3A55FA · #A823F8
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE

Similar colors

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

#C313FA#B819FA#A823F8#BF27EB#C52CF9#C424E6#A222F7#AA1DE4#DB13FA#BF2EF0#C725E5#B931FC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB0FFA  ·  #BB0FFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB0FFB?

#BB0FFB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 15, 251). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB0FFB?

#BB0FFB is RGB 187, 15, 251 — HSL 284°, 97%, 52% — CMYK 25%, 94%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BB0FFB?

Its complement is #4DFB0E; analogous partners are #450EFB and #FB0EC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB0FFB for text?

White text on #BB0FFB has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.57:1.