Palettes / Colors / #BB81ED

#BB81ED — Light Purple

#BB81ED 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 #BB81ED 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.

#BB81ED 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 #B4ED82; it also sits naturally between #8682ED and #ED82EA. 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 51% · Blue 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB81ED

.text { color: #BB81ED; }
.background { background-color: #BB81ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB81ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 129, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 75%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB81ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 129, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB81ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 129, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB81ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB81ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB81ED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4ED82:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB81ED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB81ED

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 #BB81ED 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 #BB81ED 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 #BB81ED?

#BB81ED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 129, 237). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB81ED?

#BB81ED is RGB 187, 129, 237 — HSL 272°, 75%, 72% — CMYK 21%, 46%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BB81ED?

Its complement is #B4ED82; analogous partners are #8682ED and #ED82EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB81ED for text?

Black text on #BB81ED has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.