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#BB67EF — Light Vivid Purple

#BB67EF is a purple color we call Light 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 #BB67EF 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.

#BB67EF 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 #9BEF67; it also sits naturally between #7767EF and #EF67DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB67EF · RGB 187, 103, 239

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Color values

HEX#BB67EF
RGB187, 103, 239
HSL277°, 81%, 67%
HSV277°, 57%, 94%
CMYK22%, 57%, 0%, 6%
XYZ40.92, 26.50, 84.62
Yxy26.50, 0.2692, 0.1743
CIE-Lab58.51, 56.41, -55.42
Hunter Lab51.48, 55.44, -66.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 40% · Blue 94%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB67EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB67EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB67EF

.text { color: #BB67EF; }
.background { background-color: #BB67EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB67EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 103, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 81%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB67EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 103, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB67EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 103, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB67EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB67EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB67EF

#AE4BEC#A02BE9#9217DE#7F14C2#6D11A6#580E86#460B6A#34084E#1E052E#0C0212

Tints of #BB67EF

#C175F0#C782F2#CD90F3#D49EF5#DAACF6#DEB5F7#E4C3F9#EAD1FA#F1DFFC#F7EDFD

Tones of #BB67EF

#B871E5#B67ADC#B484D2#B28DC8#AF97BE#ADA1B5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BEF67:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.33:1 AA large only
Against black text6.30:1 AA

Best text color on #BB67EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB67EF

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 #BB67EF: ·

How #BB67EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9796CEDeuteranopia · #9CA2C6Tritanopia · #B7B4AE

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 #BB67EF rather than the exact color:

Dusty Whisper
#BA68EE · #5A1287 · #4B0F71 · #2D0943
Palette 000000
#000000 · #52057B · #892CDC · #BC6FF1
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B
Misty Ruby Meadow
#72BEED · #3153E2 · #522BD0 · #B961E5
Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A

Similar colors

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

#BA68EE#BC6FF1#C260EF#B96FE7#B961E5#C65FEC#B460E5#B771E5#B767FF#B375E9#AE72EB#C06ADD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB67EE  ·  #BB67F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB67EF?

#BB67EF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 103, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB67EF?

#BB67EF is RGB 187, 103, 239 — HSL 277°, 81%, 67% — CMYK 22%, 57%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #BB67EF?

Its complement is #9BEF67; analogous partners are #7767EF and #EF67DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB67EF for text?

Black text on #BB67EF has a contrast ratio of 6.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.33:1.