Palettes / Colors / #BB38DB

#BB38DB — Purple

#BB38DB 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 #BB38DB 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.

#BB38DB 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 #59DB39; it also sits naturally between #6939DB and #DB39AA. 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 22% · Blue 86%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB38DB

.text { color: #BB38DB; }
.background { background-color: #BB38DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB38DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 56, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 69%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB38DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 56, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB38DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 56, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB38DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB38DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #59DB39:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB38DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB38DB

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 #BB38DB 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 #BB38DB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB38DB?

#BB38DB is Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 56, 219). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB38DB?

#BB38DB is RGB 187, 56, 219 — HSL 288°, 69%, 54% — CMYK 15%, 74%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BB38DB?

Its complement is #59DB39; analogous partners are #6939DB and #DB39AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB38DB for text?

Black text on #BB38DB has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.