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#BB63CE — Muted Purple

#BB63CE is a purple color we call Muted 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 #BB63CE 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.

#BB63CE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #77CE64; it also sits naturally between #8664CE and #CE64AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB63CE · RGB 187, 99, 206

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Color values

HEX#BB63CE
RGB187, 99, 206
HSL289°, 52%, 60%
HSV289°, 52%, 81%
CMYK9%, 52%, 0%, 19%
XYZ36.10, 23.94, 61.11
Yxy23.94, 0.2979, 0.1976
CIE-Lab56.03, 51.60, -40.78
Hunter Lab48.93, 49.42, -44.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 39% · Blue 81%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB63CE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB63CE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB63CE

.text { color: #BB63CE; }
.background { background-color: #BB63CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB63CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 99, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 52%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB63CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 99, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB63CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 99, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB63CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB63CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB63CE

#B04DC7#A63CBE#9235A7#812F93#6C277C#582065#471A51#33123A#220C27#0E0510

Tints of #BB63CE

#C173D3#C77FD7#CD8FDC#D39ADF#D9AAE4#E0B9E9#E5C5ED#ECD4F2#F1E0F5#F8EFFA

Tones of #BB63CE

#B66BC7#B173BF#AC7AB8#A783AF#A38AA8#9E92A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #77CE64:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.63:1 AA large only
Against black text5.79:1 AA

Best text color on #BB63CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB63CE

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 #BB63CE: ·

How #BB63CE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9594B4Deuteranopia · #9AA1AETritanopia · #B7A09B

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB63CE rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Drift
#7D71C7 · #B667CE · #D175AD · #B24644
Smoky Ruby Breeze
#A69836 · #35A295 · #C169CE · #E9E3D0
Velvet Ruby Ember
#294179 · #7758D0 · #C063D5 · #94286A
Crystal Cascade
#389589 · #B967C6 · #C3B55F · #D4E8E2
Modern Ruby Orchard
#603E8E · #BC5ACC · #D781BD · #B23555
Silent Saffron
#7C207B · #BF5FD6 · #4BD14C · #A5E0A3

Similar colors

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

#B667CE#C169CE#C063D5#B967C6#BC5ACC#BF5FD6#BC6CD2#B263D4#B36ACC#C266D6#B85FC3#C158CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB63CD  ·  #BB63CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB63CE?

#BB63CE is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 99, 206). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB63CE?

#BB63CE is RGB 187, 99, 206 — HSL 289°, 52%, 60% — CMYK 9%, 52%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BB63CE?

Its complement is #77CE64; analogous partners are #8664CE and #CE64AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB63CE for text?

Black text on #BB63CE has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.63:1.