Palettes / Colors / #BB27EC

#BB27EC — Vivid Purple

#BB27EC is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BB27EC 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.

#BB27EC 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 #58EC27; it also sits naturally between #5827EC and #EC27BB. 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 15% · Blue 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB27EC

.text { color: #BB27EC; }
.background { background-color: #BB27EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB27EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 39, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 84%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB27EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 39, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB27EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 39, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB27EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB27EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #58EC27:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB27EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB27EC

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 #BB27EC 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 #BB27EC 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

← #BB27EB  ·  #BB27ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB27EC?

#BB27EC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 39, 236). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB27EC?

#BB27EC is RGB 187, 39, 236 — HSL 285°, 84%, 54% — CMYK 21%, 83%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BB27EC?

Its complement is #58EC27; analogous partners are #5827EC and #EC27BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB27EC for text?

Black text on #BB27EC has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.55:1.