Palettes / Colors / #BB7BDB

#BB7BDB — Light Purple

#BB7BDB 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 #BB7BDB 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.

#BB7BDB 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 #9BDB7B; it also sits naturally between #8B7BDB and #DB7BCB. 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 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB7BDB

.text { color: #BB7BDB; }
.background { background-color: #BB7BDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB7BDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 123, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 57%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB7BDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 123, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB7BDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 123, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB7BDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB7BDB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BDB7B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB7BDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB7BDB

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 #BB7BDB 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 #BB7BDB 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

← #BB7BDA  ·  #BB7BDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB7BDB?

#BB7BDB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 123, 219). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB7BDB?

#BB7BDB is RGB 187, 123, 219 — HSL 280°, 57%, 67% — CMYK 15%, 44%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BB7BDB?

Its complement is #9BDB7B; analogous partners are #8B7BDB and #DB7BCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB7BDB for text?

Black text on #BB7BDB has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.01:1.