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#BB10EB — Vivid Purple

#BB10EB 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 #BB10EB 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.

#BB10EB 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 #3FEA10; it also sits naturally between #4E10EA and #EA10AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB10EB · RGB 187, 16, 235

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Color values

HEX#BB10EB
RGB187, 16, 235
HSL287°, 87%, 49%
HSV287°, 93%, 92%
CMYK20%, 93%, 0%, 8%
XYZ35.67, 16.93, 79.99
Yxy16.93, 0.2690, 0.1277
CIE-Lab48.18, 84.05, -69.81
Hunter Lab41.15, 86.28, -92.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 6% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB10EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB10EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB10EB

.text { color: #BB10EB; }
.background { background-color: #BB10EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB10EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 16, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 87%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB10EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 16, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB10EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 16, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB10EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB10EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB10EB

#AB0FD7#980DBF#890CAC#760A94#670981#540769#450656#31043E#22032B#0F0113

Tints of #BB10EB

#C424F0#C937F1#CF4FF3#D666F4#DC7EF6#E191F7#E8A9F9#EEC1FB#F3D4FC#FAECFE

Tones of #BB10EB

#B21FDB#A92FCA#A03EBB#974FAB#8F5E9C#856E8C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3FEA10:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.79:1 AA
Against black text4.39:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BB10EB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB10EB

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 #BB10EB: ·

How #BB10EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #716FB6Deuteranopia · #7B88A9Tritanopia · #B28C83

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 #BB10EB rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Dreamy Bloom
#3A1A95 · #B81FDA · #D7158D · #B3161F
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6

Similar colors

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

#C313FA#B819FA#C424E6#AA1DE4#B81FDA#BF27EB#C725E5#D01AE2#B715CE#A823F8#B927D8#BF2EF0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB10EA  ·  #BB10EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB10EB?

#BB10EB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 16, 235). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB10EB?

#BB10EB is RGB 187, 16, 235 — HSL 287°, 87%, 49% — CMYK 20%, 93%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BB10EB?

Its complement is #3FEA10; analogous partners are #4E10EA and #EA10AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB10EB for text?

White text on #BB10EB has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.39:1.