Palettes / Colors / #BB2FF4

#BB2FF4 — Vivid Purple

#BB2FF4 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #BB2FF4 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.

#BB2FF4 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 #67F42F; it also sits naturally between #592FF4 and #F42FC9. 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 18% · Blue 96%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB2FF4

.text { color: #BB2FF4; }
.background { background-color: #BB2FF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB2FF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 47, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 90%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB2FF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 47, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB2FF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 47, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB2FF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB2FF4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB2FF4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #67F42F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB2FF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB2FF4

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 #BB2FF4 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 #BB2FF4 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

← #BB2FF3  ·  #BB2FF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB2FF4?

#BB2FF4 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 47, 244). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB2FF4?

#BB2FF4 is RGB 187, 47, 244 — HSL 283°, 90%, 57% — CMYK 23%, 81%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #BB2FF4?

Its complement is #67F42F; analogous partners are #592FF4 and #F42FC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB2FF4 for text?

Black text on #BB2FF4 has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.35:1.