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#BB2FE0 — Purple

#BB2FE0 is a purple color we call 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 #BB2FE0 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.

#BB2FE0 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 #55E02E; it also sits naturally between #612EE0 and #E02EAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB2FE0 · RGB 187, 47, 224

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Color values

HEX#BB2FE0
RGB187, 47, 224
HSL287°, 74%, 53%
HSV287°, 79%, 88%
CMYK17%, 79%, 0%, 12%
XYZ34.96, 17.98, 72.15
Yxy17.98, 0.2795, 0.1437
CIE-Lab49.47, 76.06, -61.48
Hunter Lab42.40, 76.45, -76.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 18% · Blue 88%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB2FE0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB2FE0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB2FE0

.text { color: #BB2FE0; }
.background { background-color: #BB2FE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB2FE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 47, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 74%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB2FE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 47, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB2FE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 47, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB2FE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB2FE0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB2FE0

#AE20D5#9C1DBF#8A19A9#771692#691381#57106A#450D54#33093E#210628#0E0312

Tints of #BB2FE0

#BF40E2#C756E6#CD68E8#D37AEB#DA90EE#E0A2F1#E6B4F4#ECC5F6#F3DCFA#F9EDFC

Tones of #BB2FE0

#B23CD3#AB48C7#A455B9#9D61AE#956EA0#8F7A94

Color harmonies

Complementary — #55E02E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.57:1 AA
Against black text4.60:1 AA

Best text color on #BB2FE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB2FE0

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 #BB2FE0: ·

How #BB2FE0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7E7DB5Deuteranopia · #8791ABTritanopia · #B4938C

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB2FE0 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Aurora
#3C28B0 · #BA33E4 · #BF2D89 · #E0383B
Electric Meadow
#B936D9 · #CB3795 · #AB1E28 · #BB7734
Mellow Orchard
#399716 · #77E547 · #B234E2 · #D7B3EF
Serene Solace
#B435DA · #B82494 · #D4436C · #E58771
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6

Similar colors

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

#BA33E4#B936D9#B234E2#B435DA#B927D8#C72CE6#BF27EB#AD2FDA#C424E6#C735E8#C725E5#BF2EF0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB2FDF  ·  #BB2FE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB2FE0?

#BB2FE0 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 47, 224). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB2FE0?

#BB2FE0 is RGB 187, 47, 224 — HSL 287°, 74%, 53% — CMYK 17%, 79%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #BB2FE0?

Its complement is #55E02E; analogous partners are #612EE0 and #E02EAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB2FE0 for text?

Black text on #BB2FE0 has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.57:1.