Palettes / Colors / #BB40DE

#BB40DE — Purple

#BB40DE 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 #BB40DE 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.

#BB40DE 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 #62DE3F; it also sits naturally between #6C3FDE and #DE3FB1. 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 25% · Blue 87%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB40DE

.text { color: #BB40DE; }
.background { background-color: #BB40DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB40DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 64, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 71%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB40DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 64, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB40DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 64, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB40DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB40DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB40DE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #62DE3F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB40DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB40DE

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 #BB40DE 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 #BB40DE 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 #BB40DE?

#BB40DE is Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 64, 222). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB40DE?

#BB40DE is RGB 187, 64, 222 — HSL 287°, 71%, 56% — CMYK 16%, 71%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BB40DE?

Its complement is #62DE3F; analogous partners are #6C3FDE and #DE3FB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB40DE for text?

Black text on #BB40DE has a contrast ratio of 4.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.28:1.