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#BB60EB — Vivid Purple

#BB60EB is a purple color we call Vivid 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 #BB60EB 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.

#BB60EB 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 #91EB60; it also sits naturally between #7560EB and #EB60D6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB60EB · RGB 187, 96, 235

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Color values

HEX#BB60EB
RGB187, 96, 235
HSL279°, 78%, 65%
HSV279°, 59%, 92%
CMYK20%, 59%, 0%, 8%
XYZ39.67, 24.93, 81.32
Yxy24.93, 0.2719, 0.1708
CIE-Lab57.01, 58.99, -55.58
Hunter Lab49.93, 58.03, -66.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 38% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB60EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB60EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB60EB

.text { color: #BB60EB; }
.background { background-color: #BB60EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB60EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 96, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 78%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB60EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 96, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB60EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 96, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB60EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB60EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB60EB

#AF45E8#A32AE5#941AD5#8117BA#6E149F#58107F#450C64#320949#1F062D#0D0212

Tints of #BB60EB

#C06EED#C67BEF#CC89F0#D297F2#DAA9F4#E0B6F6#E6C4F8#EBD2F9#F1DFFB#F7EDFD

Tones of #BB60EB

#B86AE2#B574D8#B27ECE#AF88C3#AC92B9#A99CB0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91EB60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.51:1 AA large only
Against black text5.99:1 AA

Best text color on #BB60EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB60EB

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 #BB60EB: ·

How #BB60EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9493C9Deuteranopia · #99A0C1Tritanopia · #B6AFA9

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 #BB60EB rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Meadow
#72BEED · #3153E2 · #522BD0 · #B961E5
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Dusty Whisper
#BA68EE · #5A1287 · #4B0F71 · #2D0943
Hidden Ruby Drift
#4840E1 · #B460E5 · #D432B1 · #B22743
Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Golden Aurora
#7E41DA · #B958E2 · #EA56E8 · #DD33A6

Similar colors

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

#B961E5#C260EF#BA68EE#B460E5#C65FEC#B958E2#BC53E3#B96FE7#BC6FF1#C664DF#B867DB#C06ADD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB60EA  ·  #BB60EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB60EB?

#BB60EB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 96, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB60EB?

#BB60EB is RGB 187, 96, 235 — HSL 279°, 78%, 65% — CMYK 20%, 59%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BB60EB?

Its complement is #91EB60; analogous partners are #7560EB and #EB60D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB60EB for text?

Black text on #BB60EB has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.51:1.