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#BB3FFB — Vivid Purple

#BB3FFB 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 #BB3FFB 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.

#BB3FFB 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 #7FFB41; it also sits naturally between #6041FB and #FB41DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB3FFB · RGB 187, 63, 251

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Color values

HEX#BB3FFB
RGB187, 63, 251
HSL280°, 96%, 62%
HSV280°, 75%, 98%
CMYK25%, 75%, 0%, 2%
XYZ39.68, 21.08, 93.25
Yxy21.08, 0.2577, 0.1369
CIE-Lab53.04, 76.11, -70.89
Hunter Lab45.92, 77.57, -94.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 25% · Blue 98%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB3FFB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB3FFB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB3FFB

.text { color: #BB3FFB; }
.background { background-color: #BB3FFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB3FFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 63, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 96%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB3FFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 63, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB3FFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 63, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB3FFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB3FFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB3FFB

#B323FB#A805FA#9705E1#8304C3#6F03A5#5B0387#470269#360250#220132#0D0014

Tints of #BB3FFB

#C250FB#C964FC#CE73FC#D587FD#DB96FD#E0A5FD#E7B9FE#ECC8FE#F3DCFE#F8EBFF

Tones of #BB3FFB

#B94FEE#B45BE1#B069D3#AB76C6#A784B8#A391AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7FFB41:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.03:1 AA large only
Against black text5.22:1 AA

Best text color on #BB3FFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB3FFB

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 #BB3FFB: ·

How #BB3FFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8584CEDeuteranopia · #8D96C3Tritanopia · #B5AAA2

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 purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB3FFB rather than the exact color:

Burning Canyon
#102935 · #7512FD · #B242FE · #FDBE3E
Palette 090040
#090040 · #471396 · #B13BFF · #FFCC00
Modern Saffron
#331E14 · #35BAFD · #FC46DE · #B235FC
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Palette 5d12d2
#5D12D2 · #B931FC · #FF6AC2 · #FFE5E5
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA

Similar colors

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

#B242FE#B13BFF#B235FC#C93DFB#B931FC#C942FD#B04AFF#C73CEE#B331F1#B44DEF#C147E9#BF2EF0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB3FFA  ·  #BB3FFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB3FFB?

#BB3FFB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 63, 251). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB3FFB?

#BB3FFB is RGB 187, 63, 251 — HSL 280°, 96%, 62% — CMYK 25%, 75%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BB3FFB?

Its complement is #7FFB41; analogous partners are #6041FB and #FB41DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB3FFB for text?

Black text on #BB3FFB has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.03:1.