Palettes / Colors / #BB7BDA

#BB7BDA — Light Purple

#BB7BDA is a purple color we call Light 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 #BB7BDA 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.

#BB7BDA 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 #9BDA7C; it also sits naturally between #8B7CDA and #DA7CCA. 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 48% · Blue 85%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB7BDA

.text { color: #BB7BDA; }
.background { background-color: #BB7BDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB7BDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 123, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 56%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB7BDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 123, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB7BDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 123, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB7BDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB7BDA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BDA7C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB7BDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB7BDA

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 #BB7BDA 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 #BB7BDA 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

← #BB7BD9  ·  #BB7BDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB7BDA?

#BB7BDA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 123, 218). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB7BDA?

#BB7BDA is RGB 187, 123, 218 — HSL 280°, 56%, 67% — CMYK 14%, 44%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BB7BDA?

Its complement is #9BDA7C; analogous partners are #8B7CDA and #DA7CCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB7BDA for text?

Black text on #BB7BDA has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.02:1.