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#BB0FFC — Vivid Purple

#BB0FFC 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 #BB0FFC 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.

#BB0FFC 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 #4DFD0D; it also sits naturally between #450DFD and #FD0DC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB0FFC · RGB 187, 15, 252

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Color values

HEX#BB0FFC
RGB187, 15, 252
HSL284°, 98%, 52%
HSV284°, 94%, 99%
CMYK26%, 94%, 0%, 1%
XYZ38.24, 17.93, 93.54
Yxy17.93, 0.2554, 0.1198
CIE-Lab49.42, 87.13, -77.34
Hunter Lab42.35, 90.73, -107.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 6% · Blue 99%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB0FFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB0FFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB0FFC

.text { color: #BB0FFC; }
.background { background-color: #BB0FFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB0FFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 15, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 98%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB0FFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 15, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB0FFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 15, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB0FFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB0FFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB0FFC

#AF02ED#9C02D4#8D02C0#7B02A7#68018D#550174#43015B#340147#21002D#0F0014

Tints of #BB0FFC

#C221FD#C93AFD#CF4EFD#D568FD#DB7CFE#E190FE#E7A9FE#EDBDFE#F4D7FF#F9EBFF

Tones of #BB0FFC

#B51EEB#AD2FDA#A540C9#9D51B8#9562A7#8D7396

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4DFD0D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.58:1 AA
Against black text4.59:1 AA

Best text color on #BB0FFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB0FFC

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 #BB0FFC: ·

How #BB0FFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #716FC3Deuteranopia · #7B87B5Tritanopia · #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 #BB0FFC 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#DB13FA#AA1DE4#BF2EF0#C725E5#B931FC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB0FFB  ·  #BB0FFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB0FFC?

#BB0FFC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 15, 252). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB0FFC?

#BB0FFC is RGB 187, 15, 252 — HSL 284°, 98%, 52% — CMYK 26%, 94%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BB0FFC?

Its complement is #4DFD0D; analogous partners are #450DFD and #FD0DC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB0FFC for text?

Black text on #BB0FFC has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.58:1.