Palettes / Colors / #BB10FE

#BB10FE — Vivid Purple

#BB10FE 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 #BB10FE 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.

#BB10FE 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 #54FE10; it also sits naturally between #4410FE and #FE10CA. 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 6% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB10FE

.text { color: #BB10FE; }
.background { background-color: #BB10FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB10FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 16, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 99%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB10FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 16, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB10FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 16, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB10FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB10FE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #54FE10:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB10FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB10FE

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 #BB10FE 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 #BB10FE 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

← #BB10FD  ·  #BB10FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB10FE?

#BB10FE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 16, 254). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB10FE?

#BB10FE is RGB 187, 16, 254 — HSL 283°, 99%, 53% — CMYK 26%, 94%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BB10FE?

Its complement is #54FE10; analogous partners are #4410FE and #FE10CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB10FE for text?

Black text on #BB10FE has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.55:1.