Palettes / Colors / #BB42EA

#BB42EA — Vivid Purple

#BB42EA 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 #BB42EA 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.

#BB42EA 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 #72EA43; it also sits naturally between #6743EA and #EA43C6. 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 26% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB42EA

.text { color: #BB42EA; }
.background { background-color: #BB42EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB42EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 66, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 80%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB42EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 66, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB42EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 66, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB42EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB42EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #72EA43:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB42EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB42EA

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 #BB42EA 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 #BB42EA 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 #BB42EA?

#BB42EA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 66, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB42EA?

#BB42EA is RGB 187, 66, 234 — HSL 283°, 80%, 59% — CMYK 20%, 72%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BB42EA?

Its complement is #72EA43; analogous partners are #6743EA and #EA43C6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB42EA for text?

Black text on #BB42EA has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.13:1.