Palettes / Colors / #BB73F2

#BB73F2 — Light Vivid Purple

#BB73F2 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 #BB73F2 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.

#BB73F2 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 #AAF273; it also sits naturally between #7B73F2 and #F273EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 45% · Blue 95%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB73F2

.text { color: #BB73F2; }
.background { background-color: #BB73F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB73F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 115, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 83%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB73F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 115, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB73F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 115, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB73F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB73F2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAF273:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB73F2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB73F2

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:

How #BB73F2 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB73F2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB73F2?

#BB73F2 is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 115, 242). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB73F2?

#BB73F2 is RGB 187, 115, 242 — HSL 274°, 83%, 70% — CMYK 23%, 52%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #BB73F2?

Its complement is #AAF273; analogous partners are #7B73F2 and #F273EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB73F2 for text?

Black text on #BB73F2 has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.07:1.