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#BB3BF7 — Vivid Purple

#BB3BF7 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 #BB3BF7 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.

#BB3BF7 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 #77F73B; it also sits naturally between #5E3BF7 and #F73BD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB3BF7 · RGB 187, 59, 247

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Color values

HEX#BB3BF7
RGB187, 59, 247
HSL281°, 92%, 60%
HSV281°, 76%, 97%
CMYK24%, 76%, 0%, 3%
XYZ38.85, 20.41, 89.89
Yxy20.41, 0.2605, 0.1368
CIE-Lab52.30, 76.68, -69.87
Hunter Lab45.18, 78.07, -92.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 23% · Blue 97%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB3BF7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB3BF7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB3BF7

.text { color: #BB3BF7; }
.background { background-color: #BB3BF7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB3BF7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 59, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 92%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB3BF7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 59, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB3BF7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 59, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB3BF7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB3BF7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB3BF7

#B11EF6#A70AF0#9309D3#8208BA#6D079D#59057F#480467#330349#220231#0E0114

Tints of #BB3BF7

#C24FF8#C75DF8#CE71F9#D380FA#DA93FB#E1A7FB#E6B6FC#ECC9FD#F1D8FD#F8EBFE

Tones of #BB3BF7

#B748EA#B256DC#AD63CF#A871C1#A37EB4#9E8CA6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #77F73B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.13:1 AA large only
Against black text5.08:1 AA

Best text color on #BB3BF7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB3BF7

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 #BB3BF7: ·

How #BB3BF7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8482CADeuteranopia · #8B95BFTritanopia · #B5A69E

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB3BF7 rather than the exact color:

Palette 5d12d2
#5D12D2 · #B931FC · #FF6AC2 · #FFE5E5
Modern Saffron
#331E14 · #35BAFD · #FC46DE · #B235FC
Palette 090040
#090040 · #471396 · #B13BFF · #FFCC00
Burning Canyon
#102935 · #7512FD · #B242FE · #FDBE3E
Palette Fbf5a7
#FBF5A7 · #FF97D0 · #FF62BB · #B331F1
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9

Similar colors

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

#B931FC#B235FC#B13BFF#B242FE#B331F1#C93DFB#C73CEE#BF2EF0#C942FD#C52CF9#C147E9#C735E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB3BF6  ·  #BB3BF8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB3BF7?

#BB3BF7 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 59, 247). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB3BF7?

#BB3BF7 is RGB 187, 59, 247 — HSL 281°, 92%, 60% — CMYK 24%, 76%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #BB3BF7?

Its complement is #77F73B; analogous partners are #5E3BF7 and #F73BD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB3BF7 for text?

Black text on #BB3BF7 has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.13:1.