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#BB63EB — Purple

#BB63EB 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 #BB63EB 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.

#BB63EB 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 #91EA61; it also sits naturally between #7661EA and #EA61D6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB63EB · RGB 187, 99, 235

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Color values

HEX#BB63EB
RGB187, 99, 235
HSL279°, 77%, 65%
HSV279°, 58%, 92%
CMYK20%, 58%, 0%, 8%
XYZ39.95, 25.49, 81.41
Yxy25.49, 0.2721, 0.1736
CIE-Lab57.55, 57.53, -54.72
Hunter Lab50.48, 56.49, -65.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 39% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB63EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB63EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB63EB

.text { color: #BB63EB; }
.background { background-color: #BB63EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB63EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 99, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 77%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB63EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 99, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB63EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 99, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB63EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB63EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB63EB

#AF46E7#A32BE3#941CD4#8118B9#6E159E#58107E#450D63#320948#1F062D#0D0212

Tints of #BB63EB

#C06FEC#C67CEE#CC8AF0#D297F2#DAA9F4#E0B7F6#E6C4F7#EBD2F9#F1DFFB#F7EDFD

Tones of #BB63EB

#B76BE1#B475D7#B27ECD#AF88C3#AC92B9#A99CB0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91EA61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.44:1 AA large only
Against black text6.10:1 AA

Best text color on #BB63EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB63EB

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 #BB63EB: ·

How #BB63EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9594CADeuteranopia · #9AA1C2Tritanopia · #B7B0AA

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 #BB63EB rather than the exact color:

Dusty Whisper
#BA68EE · #5A1287 · #4B0F71 · #2D0943
Misty Ruby Meadow
#72BEED · #3153E2 · #522BD0 · #B961E5
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Hidden Ruby Drift
#4840E1 · #B460E5 · #D432B1 · #B22743
Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B

Similar colors

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

#BA68EE#B961E5#C260EF#B460E5#C65FEC#B96FE7#BC6FF1#B958E2#B771E5#C664DF#C06ADD#B867DB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB63EA  ·  #BB63EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB63EB?

#BB63EB is Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 99, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB63EB?

#BB63EB is RGB 187, 99, 235 — HSL 279°, 77%, 65% — CMYK 20%, 58%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BB63EB?

Its complement is #91EA61; analogous partners are #7661EA and #EA61D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB63EB for text?

Black text on #BB63EB has a contrast ratio of 6.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.44:1.