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#BB2FF5 — Vivid Purple

#BB2FF5 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 #BB2FF5 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.

#BB2FF5 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 #69F52E; it also sits naturally between #552EF5 and #F52ECD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB2FF5 · RGB 187, 47, 245

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Color values

HEX#BB2FF5
RGB187, 47, 245
HSL282°, 91%, 57%
HSV282°, 81%, 96%
CMYK24%, 81%, 0%, 4%
XYZ37.99, 19.19, 88.09
Yxy19.19, 0.2615, 0.1321
CIE-Lab50.91, 79.91, -71.00
Hunter Lab43.81, 81.76, -94.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 18% · Blue 96%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB2FF5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB2FF5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB2FF5

.text { color: #BB2FF5; }
.background { background-color: #BB2FF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB2FF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 47, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 91%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB2FF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 47, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB2FF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 47, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB2FF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB2FF5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB2FF5

#B115F4#A00BE0#8F09C8#7D08AF#6C0797#57067A#460561#340349#1F022C#0E0113

Tints of #BB2FF5

#C041F6#C655F7#CD68F8#D37BF9#DA8FFA#DF9EFA#E5B1FB#ECC5FC#F2D8FD#F9ECFE

Tones of #BB2FF5

#B43CE7#AE4AD9#A858CA#A267BC#9D75AE#9783A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #69F52E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.34:1 AA large only
Against black text4.84:1 AA

Best text color on #BB2FF5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB2FF5

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 #BB2FF5: ·

How #BB2FF5 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7E7DC5Deuteranopia · #8791BATritanopia · #B49F97

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 #BB2FF5 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Palette 5d12d2
#5D12D2 · #B931FC · #FF6AC2 · #FFE5E5
Palette Fbf5a7
#FBF5A7 · #FF97D0 · #FF62BB · #B331F1
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Modern Saffron
#331E14 · #35BAFD · #FC46DE · #B235FC
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:

#BF2EF0#B931FC#B331F1#C52CF9#B235FC#BF27EB#CC2FF8#BA33E4#B13BFF#C735E8#C73CEE#C72CE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB2FF4  ·  #BB2FF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB2FF5?

#BB2FF5 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 47, 245). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB2FF5?

#BB2FF5 is RGB 187, 47, 245 — HSL 282°, 91%, 57% — CMYK 24%, 81%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #BB2FF5?

Its complement is #69F52E; analogous partners are #552EF5 and #F52ECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB2FF5 for text?

Black text on #BB2FF5 has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.34:1.