Palettes / Colors / #BB85FA

#BB85FA — Light Vivid Purple

#BB85FA 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 #BB85FA 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.

#BB85FA 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 #C3FA85; it also sits naturally between #8589FA and #F685FA. 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 52% · Blue 98%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB85FA

.text { color: #BB85FA; }
.background { background-color: #BB85FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB85FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 133, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 92%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB85FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 133, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB85FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 133, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB85FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB85FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB85FA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3FA85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB85FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB85FA

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 #BB85FA 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 #BB85FA 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 #BB85FA?

#BB85FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 133, 250). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB85FA?

#BB85FA is RGB 187, 133, 250 — HSL 268°, 92%, 75% — CMYK 25%, 47%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BB85FA?

Its complement is #C3FA85; analogous partners are #8589FA and #F685FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB85FA for text?

Black text on #BB85FA has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.