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#BB60DF — Purple

#BB60DF is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #BB60DF 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.

#BB60DF 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 #86DF62; it also sits naturally between #7D62DF and #DF62C4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB60DF · RGB 187, 96, 223

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Color values

HEX#BB60DF
RGB187, 96, 223
HSL283°, 66%, 63%
HSV283°, 57%, 87%
CMYK16%, 57%, 0%, 13%
XYZ38.00, 24.26, 72.49
Yxy24.26, 0.2820, 0.1800
CIE-Lab56.35, 56.49, -49.90
Hunter Lab49.25, 55.00, -57.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 38% · Blue 87%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB60DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB60DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB60DF

.text { color: #BB60DF; }
.background { background-color: #BB60DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB60DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 96, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 66%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB60DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 96, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB60DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 96, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB60DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB60DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB60DF

#B149DA#A630D5#9427BE#8022A5#6F1D90#5C1877#48135D#340E44#21092A#0D0311

Tints of #BB60DF

#C16FE2#C880E5#CE8DE8#D399EA#DBAAEE#E0B7F0#E6C4F3#EBD0F5#F2E1F9#F8EEFC

Tones of #BB60DF

#B86BD6#B474CD#B07DC5#AC86BB#A88FB3#A498A9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #86DF62:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.59:1 AA large only
Against black text5.85:1 AA

Best text color on #BB60DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB60DF

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 #BB60DF: ·

How #BB60DF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9493C0Deuteranopia · #99A0B9Tritanopia · #B6A8A3

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 violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB60DF rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Meadow
#72BEED · #3153E2 · #522BD0 · #B961E5
Crimson Ruby Ember
#25649C · #4C40D2 · #B867DB · #E9A1D2
Dusty Ruby Voyage
#31771D · #5CD44C · #C065DA · #E0C9EE
Golden Aurora
#7E41DA · #B958E2 · #EA56E8 · #DD33A6
Hidden Ruby Drift
#4840E1 · #B460E5 · #D432B1 · #B22743
Silent Saffron
#7C207B · #BF5FD6 · #4BD14C · #A5E0A3

Similar colors

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

#B961E5#B867DB#C065DA#B958E2#B460E5#BF5FD6#C06ADD#C063D5#C664DF#C266D6#BC53E3#B263D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB60DE  ·  #BB60E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB60DF?

#BB60DF is Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 96, 223). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB60DF?

#BB60DF is RGB 187, 96, 223 — HSL 283°, 66%, 63% — CMYK 16%, 57%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BB60DF?

Its complement is #86DF62; analogous partners are #7D62DF and #DF62C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB60DF for text?

Black text on #BB60DF has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.59:1.