Palettes / Colors / #BB52EF

#BB52EF — Vivid Purple

#BB52EF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#BB52EF 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 #87EF52; it also sits naturally between #6C52EF and #EF52D5. 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 32% · Blue 94%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB52EF

.text { color: #BB52EF; }
.background { background-color: #BB52EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB52EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 82, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 83%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB52EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 82, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB52EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 82, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB52EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB52EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB52EF

Tints of #BB52EF

Tones of #BB52EF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #87EF52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB52EF: #000000.

How #BB52EF 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 #BB52EF 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 #BB52EF?

#BB52EF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 82, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB52EF?

#BB52EF is RGB 187, 82, 239 — HSL 280°, 83%, 63% — CMYK 22%, 66%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #BB52EF?

Its complement is #87EF52; analogous partners are #6C52EF and #EF52D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB52EF for text?

Black text on #BB52EF has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.77:1.